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Richard de Lue (Luda), clerk. de Lue (Luda) Richard King. clerk Richard de Lue requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/59/2941

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Reference
SC 8/59/2941
Date
[1315-1327]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Lue (Luda), clerk.
Name(s)
de Lue (Luda), Richard
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Richard de Lue requests payment for various goods acquired by him for the king's benefit and at his command in the eighth year of his reign, and delivered by him to John de Ditton for the work at Windsor, as the king has ordered that he be paid before now and nothing has been done.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.The Treasurer and Barons are to be ordered that, when they have examined the bills and searched the accounts, if they find that the king was provided with these things, they are to do what is reasonable, and if they find that he was not provided with them, they are to have the parties called and do justice.
Places mentioned
Windsor, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
John de Ditton.
Note
This petition mentions goods provided in 8 Edward II (8 July 1314 - 7 July 1315). However, both the French endorsement and the fact that payment has been ordered before suggest that this petition dates from some time after this date.The petitioner is presented with a living for his long service on 25 June 1322 (CPR 1321-1324, p. 141).
Related material

Another petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/9/407

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4767
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063161/

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