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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Lettice le Eschot (Scot), daughter of Luke le Eschot (Scot) Eschot (Scot) Lettice...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/45/2231
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This record is about the Lettice le Eschot (Scot), daughter of Luke le Eschot (Scot) Eschot (Scot) Lettice... dating from [c. 1287] 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 8/45/2231
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1287]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Lettice le Eschot (Scot), daughter of Luke le Eschot (Scot)
- Name(s)
- Eschot (Scot), Lettice
- Addressees
- King's council
- Nature of request
- Lettice, daughter of Luke le Eschot, states that she had two ships laden with wheat and herring to the value of £700, of her father's gift, in the port of Orford, these ships were attacked, and their cargo carried off, by Austin son of John, Richard son of John, Peter his brother, Austin Joce, William de Sutwolde, John Arnaud, Richard his brother, Alexander Joce, Roger Joce and Richard de Sutwolde, clerk. She brought her complaint about this before Solomon de Roffa and his companions, justices lately in eyre at Ipswich, and the suit was adjourned . . . before the king's council by a writ of Chancery brought by Austin and the others. She asks that she might be heard now.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing because elsewhere.
- Places mentioned
- Orford, [Suffolk]
- Gypewyz (Ipswich), [Suffolk]
- People mentioned
- Luke le Eschot (Scot), father of petitioner
- Austin son of John (Fitz John)
- Richard son of John (Fitz John)
- Peter [son of John (Fitz John)]
- Austin Joce, William de Sutwolde (Southwold)
- John Arnaud (Arnold)
- Richard [Arnaud (Arnold)]
- Alexander Joce, Roger Joce and Richard de Sutwolde (Southwold), clerk
- Solomon de Roffa (Rochester), justice
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1287, with reference to Solomon de Roffa at Ipswich (citing CPR 1281-92 pp.279, 329, which mention him as being lately in eyre in Suffolk, and are dated at Westminster, 12 October 1287 and at Clarendon, 11 November 1289 respectively).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A duplicate petition, differently endorsed is SC 8/92/4581
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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 4911
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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/C9062441/
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