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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Maud Parson, widow of John Parson, butcher of London. Parson Maud [King]. The petitioner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/65/3235
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This record is about the Maud Parson, widow of John Parson, butcher of London. Parson Maud [King]. The petitioner... dating from [c. 1274] 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 8/65/3235
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1274]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Maud Parson, widow of John Parson, butcher of London.
- Name(s)
- Parson, Maud
- Addressees
- [King].
- Nature of request
- The petitioner requests payment for meat bought from her husband at Stratford for the king's use, before he went to the Holy Land, stating that although Gregory de Rokesley and John de Lundres were ordered to pay the king's debts, they have not paid her, and she can prove that the debt is due.
- Nature of endorsement
- [One face] This petition touches the lord king concerning his debts before he travelled to the Holy Land.[On dorse] Coram rege [This seems to have been deleted].She is to go to the Exchequer among the others.It is to be passed to the Bishop of Bath and J. de London.
- Places mentioned
- London
- the Holy Land
- Stratford [at Bow], [Middlesex].
- People mentioned
- John Parson, butcher of London
- John Moigne
- Gregory de Rokesley
- John de Lundres (London)
- the Bishop of Bath [and Wells].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c.1274, with reference to the Bishop of Bath (not chancellor?) and the king's pre-crusade debts. Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells 1275-92, was Chancellor 1274-92. His predecessor was William of Bitton (II) (died 4 December 1274), who is likely to be the bishop referred to here.
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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 6475
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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/C9106999/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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