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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Alice Gerard, widow of John Gerard of Souldern Gerard; Gerard Alice; John King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/48/2384
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This record is about the Alice Gerard, widow of John Gerard of Souldern Gerard; Gerard Alice; John King and... dating from [1325] 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 8/48/2384
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alice Gerard, widow of John Gerard of Souldern
- Name(s)
- Gerard; Gerard, Alice; John
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks the return of lands and tenements now in the king's hands that belonged to her husband and are now her rightful inheritance. Her husband was convicted of fraud and held in the Marshalsea where he died, and his property taken into the king's hands.
- Nature of endorsement
- To be explained in chancery. Trustworthy men from the chancery are to inquire if Alice's husband is dead, and if he was convicted of a felony beforehand, and of what felony, and in what way he died, and when, and of what right he held his lands, etc. And if they find the petition correct they are to order the release of the land to the petitioner along with the profits accrued from them since her husband's death.
- Places mentioned
- Sulthorn (Souldern), [Oxfordshire]
- Mareschalcye (Marshalsea), [Surrey]
- People mentioned
- John Gerard of Souldern.
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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 3599
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.399 (order for delivery of lands to the petitioner)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.838 (commission and inquisition arising from the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062596/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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