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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Ralph le Rous of Westminster, Chief Constable of Tothill. Rous Ralph King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/77/3838
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This record is about the Ralph le Rous of Westminster, Chief Constable of Tothill. Rous Ralph King and council.... dating from [c. 1290] 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 8/77/3838
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Ralph le Rous of Westminster, Chief Constable of Tothill.
- Name(s)
- Rous, Ralph
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Ralph le Rous states that on the eve of St Mary Magdalene, in the King's fifteenth year, he was appointed Chief Constable of Tothill, and that, in the course of his office, he tried to attach some carts full of corn, which were unknown and travelling in an undue way by night, the men with the carts attacked him, and were then received into Westminster Abbey. They then refused to hand themselves over to justice, but imprisoned Ralph and stole his sword, which they still have. He asks for redress for this, despite the Abbot's franchise, especially as it pertains to the King's dignity.
- Nature of endorsement
- Before the justices.Ralph le Rous complains about the Abbot of Westminster and his bailiffs. Concerning the bailiffs of the magnates.In Chancery. He is to have a writ of trespass.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster, Middlesex
- Tuthull (Tothill), [Middlesex].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Westminster
- John de Foxlee
- Philip le Baylif
- John de Sutton
- Alexander de Persore.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petitioner states that he was appointed to his office on the eve of St Mary Magdalene, 15 Edward I (21 July 1287). The petition is unlikely to date from long after this date, although, as there is no mention of the King being abroad, it seems perhaps most likely to be from around 1290.
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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 6976
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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/C9107612/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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