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Thomas de Clere. de Clere Thomas King Clere states that for the costs that he incurred...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1941

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Reference
SC 8/39/1941
Date
[1327-1333]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Clere.
Name(s)
de Clere, Thomas
Addressees
King
Nature of request
Clere states that for the costs that he incurred as crier before the justices of the king before the king, his father and grandfather and where the king's grandfather in his Scottish war by his grace granted to Clere the keeping of Whittlewood forest, Salcey Forest or Fawsley Hundred at the ancient farm for the term of his life or another office or bailiwick which is suitable for him if it pleases the king.
Nature of endorsement
1) Coram rege.2) Let this petition be delivered to Bury so that he can show it to the king so that he can give his will.
Places mentioned
Scotland
Whittlewood Forest
Salcey forest, [Huntingdonshire]
Fawsley Hundred, Northamptonshire
People mentioned
Richard de Bury.
Note
The petition is clearly in Edward III's reign as it refers back to his father's time, and to the Scottish war of his grandfather. Also this petition has an additional endorsement that seems to refer to Richard de Bury before he was bishop of Durham so placing this petition between 1327-1333.
Related material

For a duplicate of this petition differently endorsed see SC 8/39/1939

For another petition endorsed as this one is, see SC 8/45/2234

For another petition endorsed as this one see SC 8/81/4013

For another petition endorsed as this one SC 8/92/4579

For another petition endorsed as this see SC 8/63/3129

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1443
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Select Cases in the Court of King's Bench, vol. V, Edw III, Ed. G.O. Sayles, (Selden Society, vol. LXXVI, 1958), p.cxxi (entry g) (full edition of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062144/

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