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Richard Praty, clerk, Warden of the college at Stratford-upon-Avon. Praty Richard...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/67/3350

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Reference
SC 8/67/3350
Date
[c. 1429]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Praty, clerk, Warden of the college at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Name(s)
Praty, Richard
Addressees
Lords of the King's council.
Occupation
clerk, Warden of the college at Stratford-upon-Avon
Nature of request
Richard Praty complains that while he was suing against certain people of Stratford-upon-Avon, for various offences against the liberty of Holy Church and especially against the rights of his college, his proctor was chased through Stratford-upon-Avon by an armed crowd of townspeople, at the instigation of Hugh Halle, John Burnham, Thomas Mayell, Nicholas Mayell, John Hynton, William Lokyer, Thomas Walker, Richard Fox and John Stokes, who would have killed him and burned the house in which he took refuge, if he had not escaped. Since then Richard and his associates have not dared to pursue their suit. He asks that the instigators of this attack might be summoned by writ to appear in Chancery to be examined on this, so that a remedy might be given to the petitioner.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
People mentioned
[Henry Chichele], Archbishop of Canterbury
Richard Munmowth (Monmouth), proctor of the Archbishop of Canterbury and of the petitioner
Hugh Halle
John Burnham
Thomas Mayell
Nicholas Mayell
John Hynton
William Lokyer
Thomas Walker
Richard Fox
John Stokes.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1429, with reference to CCR 1422-9 pp.461-462, dated 11 May 1429. A further note dates it to 1423-36, with reference to the VCH.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6439
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429, (Public Record Office, 1933), pp.461-462 (recognisances made by the malefactors mentioned in the petition, on an unrelated matter)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107121/

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