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James Clifford. Clifford James King. Clifford requests a remedy is ordained for him...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/84/4192

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Reference
SC 8/84/4192
Date
[? c. 1401]
Description
Petitioners
James Clifford.
Name(s)
Clifford, James
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Clifford requests a remedy is ordained for him as Berkeley and others came by force and arms to Frampton on Severn and took 200 of his sheep and he cannot have delivery of them because of the power of Berkeley.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Berkeley, [Gloucestershire]
Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire
Hanham, [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
Thomas Berkeley of Berkeley, knight
Matthew Wade, servant of Thomas Berkeley
John Bernard, servant of Thomas Berkeley.
Note
The petition is dated to 1389 as a note of the guard of SC 8/148/7355 indicates that this petition was formerly attached to it and SC 8/84/4193, and both 7355 and 4193 are conclusively dated to 1389. The dating of this petition to 1401 on the guard appears to be erroneous.
Related material

For a petition formerly attached to this one, see SC 8/84/4193

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1984
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148734/

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