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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Roger de Clifford. de Clifford Roger King and council Clifford shows that Musgrave,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/40/1956
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This record is about the Roger de Clifford. de Clifford Roger King and council Clifford shows that Musgrave,... dating from [1368-1371] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/40/1956
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1368-1371]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger de Clifford.
- Name(s)
- de Clifford, Roger
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- Clifford shows that Musgrave, his enemy whilst he was escheator took possession of charters and muniments concerning Clifford's inheritance during his minority, and procured commissions for the holding of inquisitions for many things touching his inheritance to his disinheritance. He requests that the escheator be made to come personally into this parliament to show and return what he has of the inquisitions of this matter so that Clifford is able to have answers and know his rightful inheritance according to law and reason without being delayed any longer.
- Nature of endorsement
- If these inquisitions have been examined and they are to be sent into Chancery, and there when his answer has been heard, let justice be done.
- Places mentioned
- Skipton in Craven, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Musgrave, Escheator of the Trent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition must date to the period 1368-1371 as Musgrave was escheator from 27 November 1368 to 11 November 1371 (List of Escheators, p.186)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 2177
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062160/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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