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Richard Brigg, warden of Henry V's gaol of Ilchester, former valet of Henry IV. Brigg...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4756A
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This record is about the Richard Brigg, warden of Henry V's gaol of Ilchester, former valet of Henry IV. Brigg... dating from [c. 1422] 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 8/96/4756A
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1422]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Brigg, warden of Henry V's gaol of Ilchester, former valet of Henry IV.
- Name(s)
- Brigg, Richard
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Occupation
- warden of Henry V's gaol of Ilchester, former valet of Henry IV
- Nature of request
- The petitioner asks the commons to ask the King and lords to grant him a pardon and release for the escape of certain prisoners in the late King's ninth year, for which a process is in train against him, in consideration of his long service, and the fact that six of the escapees were recaptured, and that he is willing to surrender all his letters patent for his office.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be delivered to the lords.[On dorse] The process is to be adjourned until the end of the next ten years.
- Places mentioned
- Ilchester, [Somerset].
- People mentioned
- Henry [V], King of England
- [Henry IV], King of England
- William Cheyne, justice
- John Martyn, justice
- Thomas Broun (Brown), justice.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a pardon related to this petition, see SC 8/96/4756B
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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 964
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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 V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.421 (commissions to inquire into escapes of felons in various parts of the country
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149320/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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Richard Brigg, warden of Henry V's gaol of Ilchester, former valet of Henry IV. Brigg...