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Thomas de Weston of Norfolk. de Weston Thomas Council. Weston requests remedy and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3887

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This record is about the Thomas de Weston of Norfolk. de Weston Thomas Council. Weston requests remedy and... dating from [c. 1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/78/3887
Date
[c. 1340]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas de Weston of Norfolk.
Name(s)
de Weston, Thomas
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Weston requests remedy and that he is able to have his lands and chattels and live in peace as the sheriff has seized them into the king's hand because he demanded a loan of £20 for the king's war, Weston already having paid the ninth. He and his family have nothing to live on, and cannot reside in the county because of the sheriff's menaces.
Nature of endorsement
A writ is to be sent to the sheriff that he should remove his hand from the lands if it be seized by this cause, and if by another cause he should certify this, and Weston should be left in peace.
Places mentioned
Norfolk.
People mentioned
Sheriff of Norfolk.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8826
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107663/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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