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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry Pesson. Pesson Henry King and council. Henry Pesson states that he has been...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/67/3319
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This record is about the Henry Pesson. Pesson Henry King and council. Henry Pesson states that he has been... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/67/3319
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Pesson.
- Name(s)
- Pesson, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Henry Pesson states that he has been in prison in Canterbury castle for two and a quarter years because he was indicted before Geoffrey de Say and his companions of having been at Gravesend with Bartholomew de Badelesmere; although he puts himself on all the good people of Kent that he was not there. He requests the king's grace and delivery, as he is not guilty of anything, except being Badelesmere's servant in one of his manors.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram magno concilio.The indictment is to be brought before the king together with his body: and justice is to be done there.
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, Kent
- Gravesend, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Bartholomew de Badelesmere (Badlesmere).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petitioner states that he has been in prison for two and a quarter years for alleged complicity with Badlesmere: the petition must therefore date from around 1324.
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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 6596
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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/C9107090/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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