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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas Sy, esquire. Sy Thomas Commons in parliament. Thomas Sy, esquire, states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/86/4265
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This record is about the Thomas Sy, esquire. Sy Thomas Commons in parliament. Thomas Sy, esquire, states that... dating from [1401-1410] 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 8/86/4265
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1401-1410]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Sy, esquire.
- Name(s)
- Sy, Thomas
- Addressees
- Commons in parliament.
- Nature of request
- Thomas Sy, esquire, states that on 30 November in the third year of the King's reign, he was given the office of verger or usher of the Order of the Garter in Windsor Castle for term of life, receiving wages from the issues of the manor of [Kempton]. He now asks the commons to ask the King that he might have the keeping of this manor.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] This is granted by the King on the report of the lords.[On dorse] The King, of his especial grace, and at the prayer of the commons, has granted this petition in full parliament, according to its contents.
- Places mentioned
- Windsor, [Berkshire]
- [Kempton, Middlesex].
- People mentioned
- Walter Whithors (Whitehorse), formerly usher of the free chapel of Windsor
- Edward [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1401-5 p.26 is dated 30 November 1401, and CPR 1408-13 p.265 is dated 26 November 1410, and makes it clear that Thomas Sy is now dead. The petition is therefore datable to 1401-1410, and more probably to the earlier part of this period.
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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 7466
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.26 (grant to the petitioner of the office of usher of the Order of the Garter in Windsor Castle for term of life)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. IV, 1408-1413, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.265 (similar grant to John Sheffeld)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148807/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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