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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Croxby of Lincolnshire. Croxby John Lords of parliament. John Croxby states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/85/4203
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/85/4203
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1440-c. 1470]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Croxby of Lincolnshire.
- Name(s)
- Croxby, John
- Addressees
- Lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- John Croxby states that he was sent by William Malet to acquire victuals for the town of Rouen, and that he paid for these, but that he has never been able to have payment in turn, and that when he has tried to sue for it he has been threatened and ill-treated. He requests a writ that those who have done such deeds should come to answer for them.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue for a guarantee of peace if it seems good to him; and to have restitution, he is to sue at common law.To the lords of this present Parliament for John Croxby.
- Places mentioned
- Lincolnshire
- Rouen, [Normandy, France]
- Keelby, [Lincolnshire]
- Grimsby, [Lincolnshire]
- Brocklesby, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- William Malet, esquire
- Thomas Chamberlain of Keelby
- John Gance of Grimsby
- William Pisale the younger
- John Grant of Kilby
- Richard Hanby of Brocklesby.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- There is nothing to date this petition. A range of years spanning the mid fifteenth century has speculatively been assigned to it on the basis of its general appearance and written style.
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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 2406
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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)
- English
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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/C9148745/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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