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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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John atte Ford, son of Walter atte Ford Ford John King and council John, son of Walter...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/47/2328
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This record is about the John atte Ford, son of Walter atte Ford Ford John King and council John, son of Walter... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1377] 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 8/47/2328
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John atte Ford, son of Walter atte Ford
- Name(s)
- Ford, John
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- John, son of Walter atte Ford, states that Roger Tantefer came with his power to the close of Roger Goselyn in Devon and beat his father, Walter, so severely that he died in London within eight weeks. John began his suit against Roger for his father's death, but Roger procured a false indictment against him so that he could not continue. He asks that the king begin the suit for the death of Walter or ordain some swift remedy for the matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- Although it is a non-suit and the king knows the year and the day, the suit will not perish because the king wishes to have his suit.
- Places mentioned
- Devon
- London
- People mentioned
- Walter atte Ford, father of petitioner
- Roger Tantefer
- Roger Goselyn
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentatively to the reign of Edward III.
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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 3318
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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/C9062539/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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