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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William le English. English William King and council. The petitioner seeks recovery...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/57/2836
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This record is about the William le English. English William King and council. The petitioner seeks recovery... dating from [c. 1334] 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 8/57/2836
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le English.
- Name(s)
- English, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks recovery of ten oxen and cows that were stolen and taken from Cumberland into Yorkshire and there arrested together with the thieves by the king's bailiffs. He states that they were then taken by force by Moubray's bailiffs and set free through a conspiracy to divide the oxen and cows between them. After the division was made the king's bailiffs came once more to submit the thieves for trial. Moubray's bailiffs then came and freed the thieves by force and arms. The petitioner also asks that justice be done to the aforesaid thieves.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him have a writ of trespass formed upon the effect of this petition.
- Places mentioned
- Cumberland
- Yorkshire
- Burton in Lonsdale, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Moubray of Burton in Lonsdale.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in the guard to c. 1334 on the basis of cross-reference to SC 8/57/2837.
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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 4953
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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/C9063056/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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