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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Thorp (Thorpe). de Thorp (Thorpe) William King and council. William de...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/75/3741
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This record is about the William de Thorp (Thorpe). de Thorp (Thorpe) William King and council. William de... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/75/3741
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Thorp (Thorpe).
- Name(s)
- de Thorp (Thorpe), William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William de Thorp states that his father was convicted as a clerk of robbery in Lincolnshire in the time of the King's grandfather, and handed over to the Bishop according to privilege of clergy, and his goods were valued at 8 marks and delivered to the vill of Thorpe to keep until the Eyre. Richard afterwards made his purgation, but the 8 marks are now being demanded by the vill. William asks that he might be released from this payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.The record and process of the delivery are to be brought into Chancery, and if it is found that the said Richard did not flee, then he is to have a writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer that he is to be discharged of the demand; and if it is found that he did flee, he is to sue before the King to have his grace.
- Places mentioned
- Lincolnshire
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- Thorpe, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- Richard de Thorp (Thorpe), father of petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1330' with reference to mentions of the petitioner in September 1330 in CFR 1327-37 pp.189 and 191, and in July 1331 in CPR 1330-4 p.155. None of these are directly relevant, however.
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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 7982
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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/C9107515/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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