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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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Isabel de la More, widow of John de la More. More Isabel King and council. More requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/62/3083
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This record is about the Isabel de la More, widow of John de la More. More Isabel King and council. More requests... dating from [c. 1350-c. 1400] 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 8/62/3083
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1350-c. 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Isabel de la More, widow of John de la More.
- Name(s)
- More, Isabel
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- More requests remedy in this present parliament concerning the felony and treason, and ordain by parliament that she may be able to maintain an appeal for the death of her husband and son in the king's court as the people of Cumberland are in doubt whether such a suit can take place without the confirmation of parliament since the killing took place within Scotland, having regard that all the good men of the county were present at the time of the felony. John de la More had answered a command of the deputies of Lord Percy for a march day to settle disputes with the Scots but was killed with his son by Blenkinsopp and others.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Cumberland
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- John de la More, late husband of the petitioner
- Gilbert de Culwen, knight
- Lord Percy
- Thomas de Blenkansop (Blenkinsopp)
- Thomas Broun (Brown)
- Robert Daweson (Dawson).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- In the absence of any other indicator, this petition is tentatively dated to the second half of the fourteenth century on the basis of its handwriting style.
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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 5669
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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/C9106846/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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