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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Fitz Nicholas of Wodecote. Fitz Nicholas William King. Fitz Nicholas requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3896
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This record is about the William Fitz Nicholas of Wodecote. Fitz Nicholas William King. Fitz Nicholas requests... dating from [c. 1275-c. 1300] 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 8/78/3896
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275-c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Fitz Nicholas of Wodecote.
- Name(s)
- Fitz Nicholas, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Fitz Nicholas requests remedy as he holds no land but geldable of Ralph in Leicestershire, and Ralph has alleged to the bailiffs of the fee of Tutbury that Fitz Nicholas holds his land of Leicestershire of the fee, and the bailiffs, Ralph by his servant, and others have come and taken livestock on many occasions, and he is prevented from ploughing or sowing his land and has nothing to live on, and he has been impleaded and harassed by Ralph and his bailiffs.
- Nature of endorsement
- It should be sued at the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Woodcote, [Leicestershire]
- Leicestershire
- honour of Tutbury.
- People mentioned
- Ralph de Shipee
- Roger, servant of Ralph de Shipee.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated notionally to the last quarter of the thirteenth 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 8401
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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/C9107672/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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