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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
John le Pestur (Baker), son of Simon le Pestur of Doncaster. Pestur (Baker) John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/67/3321
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This record is about the John le Pestur (Baker), son of Simon le Pestur of Doncaster. Pestur (Baker) John... dating from [c. 1275-c. 1300] 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 8/67/3321
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275-c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Pestur (Baker), son of Simon le Pestur of Doncaster.
- Name(s)
- Pestur (Baker), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John, son of Simon le Pestur of Doncaster, states that on the morrow of the Holy Cross a year ago, Hugh de Canewik of Doncaster and Roger le Rous of Hexthorpe, broke into his house by night, broke into his chests, and took him to hold to ransom. He requests the king's mercy.
- Nature of endorsement
- In Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Doncaster, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Hexthorpe, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Simon le Pestur (Baker) of Doncaster
- Hugh de Canewik of Doncaster
- Roger le Rous of Hexthorpe.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentatively to the last quarter of the thirteenth century on the basis of the hand and language.
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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 6427
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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/C9107092/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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