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Catherine de Bosco (Wood), wife and executrix of William de Bosco; John de Bosco...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/89/4411

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This record is about the Catherine de Bosco (Wood), wife and executrix of William de Bosco; John de Bosco... 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
SC 8/89/4411
Date
[c. 1275-c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
Catherine de Bosco (Wood), wife and executrix of William de Bosco; John de Bosco (Wood) son and executor of the testament of William de Bosco.
Name(s)
de Bosco (Wood); de Bosco (Wood), Catherine; John
Addressees
[Illegible].
Nature of request
The petitioners have been imprisoned at the suit of William Garlaund, concerning a debt, of which they say that they have paid part, and have no means of paying the rest from his goods, unless they are paid the debts that are owed him. They ask to be released from prison on good mainprise, and that they might have a writ to the Mayor and Sheriffs of London, for them to levy the debts that they can reasonably show to be due to William de Bosco.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
London.
People mentioned
William de Bosco (Wood)
William Garlaund (Garland)
Bertram de Seint [illegible].
Note
Dated to the last quarter of the thirteenth century on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 158
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148955/

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