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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Cros (Cross) of London. Cros (Cross) William King and council. Cros requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/41/2030
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This record is about the William Cros (Cross) of London. Cros (Cross) William King and council. Cros requests... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/41/2030
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Cros (Cross) of London.
- Name(s)
- Cros (Cross), William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Cros requests remedy as he has brought a writ of right in the Hustings of London and sued for three years against Keleseye demanding a messuage in London as his right. Keleseye pleaded to judgement but Cros was left twice without a day because Keleseye had a protection for going on campaign. However Kelesey is in London and protecting himself by the protection to delay Cros to his great damage and disinheritance.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because it is claimed by the plaintiff that Keleseye has returned from the king's service, let a writ be sent to the mayor and sheriffs that at the allegation of the plaintiff they make to resummons Keleseye in a plea before them.
- Places mentioned
- Loundres (London)
- Guernsey.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Keleseye (Kelsy).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition must date to 1324 or shortly before for Cros had released his rights in the tenement, an act that must have ended Cros' suit (CCR 1323-7, p.336).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner see SC 8/41/2030
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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 1373
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.336 (Enrolment of release by Cros to Keleseys of the property)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062236/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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