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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Averay of Tavistock. Averay Robert Lords of parliament. Robert Averay of Tavistock...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/88/4368
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/88/4368
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1384]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Averay of Tavistock.
- Name(s)
- Averay, Robert
- Addressees
- Lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- Robert Averay of Tavistock states that on the Monday before the feast of St George certain malefactors of Tavistock came to his house, assaulted him, broke into his buildings, carried off his goods and chattels, and imprisoned him, William Pere his servant and William Splot and held them to ransom, so that he has been chased out of his country for fear of his life. He has sued against these malefactors, but can have no justice through the maintenance of the Sheriff of Devon and others. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Tavistock, [Devon].
- People mentioned
- John Fforde (Ford), burgess of Tavistock
- Richard atte Walle of Tavistock
- Richard Page of Tavistock
- Roger Miltton (Milton) of Tavistock
- David Arneld, chaplain, of Tavistock
- Thomas Snawe of Tavistock
- Walter Bacheler (Batchelor) of Tavistock
- William Pere, servant of Robert Averay
- William Splot.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Probably datable to the parliament of November 1384, but certainly from around that time, as grants are made of the goods and chattels forfeited by the outlawry of John Ford and Roger Milton on 19 September 1385 (CPR 1385-9 p. 23) and a pardon of outlawry is granted to Ford on 24 October 1385 (CPR 1385-9 p.28). See also The History of Parliament: The Commons 1386-1421, iii.101.
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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 66
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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/C9148910/
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