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William de Ros of Helmsley. de Ros William King. William de Ros of Helmsley asks...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3408

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This record is about the William de Ros of Helmsley. de Ros William King. William de Ros of Helmsley asks... dating from [1322-1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/69/3408
Date
[1322-1327]
Description
Petitioners
William de Ros of Helmsley.
Name(s)
de Ros, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
William de Ros of Helmsley asks that a debt that the King owes him, by a bill of the Wardrobe from the time of Roger de Northburgh, might be allowed against the debts he owes the King.
Nature of endorsement
The bills are to be examined by the Treasurer and Barons; and they are to inform the King and he is to speak his will.
Places mentioned
Hamelak (Helmsley), [North Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Roger de Northburgh, [Keeper of the Wardrobe].
Note
Dated on the guard to 'after 1322' with reference to Roger de Northburgh, who was Keeper of the Wardrobe between 1 February 1316 and 1 May 1322. However the petition suggests that Edward II is still king, so cannot have been presented later than 1327.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6937
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107179/

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