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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
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Matilda de Skeffynton (Skeffington), widow of John de Skeffington. de Skeffynton...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/72/3589
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This record is about the Matilda de Skeffynton (Skeffington), widow of John de Skeffington. de Skeffynton... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1350] 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 8/72/3589
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Matilda de Skeffynton (Skeffington), widow of John de Skeffington.
- Name(s)
- de Skeffynton (Skeffington), Matilda
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Skeffynton requests a pardon for her brother who has been maliciously indicted before the sheriffs tourn at Leicester for the killing of a thief who was pursued, taken and beheaded by the people of the vill of Skeffington.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Skeffington, [Leicestershire]
- Leicester, [Leicestershire].
- People mentioned
- John de Skeffynton (Skeffington), late husband of the petitioner
- Thomas de Smythson, brother of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- No precise context has been established and the petition is dated notionally to the first half of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand.
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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 7292
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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/C9107363/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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