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William Godiscroft. Godiscroft William Godiscroft complains of failure to secure...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/50/2454

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Reference
SC 8/50/2454
Date
[c. 1272-c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
William Godiscroft.
Name(s)
Godiscroft, William
Nature of request
Godiscroft complains of failure to secure justice.1)
Nature of endorsement
In Chancery to obtain another writ in the same place.2) He should explain from whom he had his writ, and before whom it was returned.3) He obtained his writ in Chancery and returned it before the justices of the pleas of the king in this present Easter.
Places mentioned
York.
People mentioned
John de Coppergrave, late clerk of the sheriff of Yorkshire.
Note
Dated approximately to the reign of Edward I. Coppergrave is mentioned in 1288 and 1300 (CPR 1281-92, p. 292; CPR 1292-1301, p. 509)
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3572
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062667/

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