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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Joan Basset, widow of Ralph Basset of Drayton, kt; Anthony Ritz; Nicholas Aldrewych....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4626
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This record is about the Joan Basset, widow of Ralph Basset of Drayton, kt; Anthony Ritz; Nicholas Aldrewych.... dating from [c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/93/4626
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Joan Basset, widow of Ralph Basset of Drayton, kt; Anthony Ritz; Nicholas Aldrewych.
- Name(s)
- Basset; Ritz; Aldrewych, Joan; Anthony; Nicholas
- Addressees
- Lords of the present parliament.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request restitution of the county, castle, town and honour of Richmond which was granted to them by Richard II, but from which they were ousted by the earl of Westmorland after the king's coming into England.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Richmond, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- [Ralph Neville], Earl of Westmorland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1400 as the earldom, castles, honour and lordship of Richmond were granted to the earl of Westmorland on 20 October 1399, and the petitioner appears to have been dead by July 1403 (CPR 1399-1401, p.24; CPR 1401-5, p.247).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition see SC 8/93/4617
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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 720
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.24 (grant for life of the castles, earldom, honour and lordship of Richmond to the earl of Westmorland)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149177/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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