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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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William de Languath and Alice de Languath, his wife, executors of the testament of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2778
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This record is about the William de Languath and Alice de Languath, his wife, executors of the testament of... dating from [c. 1320] 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 8/56/2778
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Languath and Alice de Languath, his wife, executors of the testament of John Calamyne of York, Alice's late husband.
- Name(s)
- de Languath; de Languath, William; Alice
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners (as executors of Calamyne's will) seek payment of various debts owed him by the king for which they have bills sealed by Stoke and Pelham, namely, £8 5s for cloth bought by de Stoke in York in year four, and 25s for cloth bought by de Stoke in York in year five of the king. They also show a warrant by which the king was held to Calamyne in 60s for forage bought by Pelham in year three, and 18s for the same in year four of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- Sue to Ralph de Stoke and John de Pelham that the king will make allowance to them on their accounts.Coram Rege.
- Places mentioned
- York.
- People mentioned
- John Calamyne of York
- Ralph de Stoke, Clerk of the Wardrobe
- John de Pelham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentatively to c. 1320 in a note on the guard.
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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 4899
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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/C9062996/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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