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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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Matthew le Ermet Ermet Matthew King Matthew le Ermet states that he was imprisoned...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/46/2282
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This record is about the Matthew le Ermet Ermet Matthew King Matthew le Ermet states that he was imprisoned... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/46/2282
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Matthew le Ermet
- Name(s)
- Ermet, Matthew
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- Matthew le Ermet states that he was imprisoned in York prison on the command of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, on suspicion of being a Scottish spy, as can be seen from the return made in Chancery by the Bailiffs of Yorkshire, and that he is still in prison. He requests deliverance.
- Nature of endorsement
- The return made in Chancery is to come before the council.
- Places mentioned
- Everwyk (York)
- Scotland
- People mentioned
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated on the guard to c. 1322, on the grounds that the petitioner was imprisoned by Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster.
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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 3087
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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/C9062492/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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