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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Bokeland (Buckland), esquire, formerly servants of Humphrey of Lancaster,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4763
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This record is about the William Bokeland (Buckland), esquire, formerly servants of Humphrey of Lancaster,... dating from [c. 1450] 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 8/96/4763
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1450]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Bokeland (Buckland), esquire, formerly servants of Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester; Thomas Wylde (Wild), esquire, formerly servant of Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester.
- Name(s)
- Bokeland (Buckland); Wylde (Wild), William; Thomas
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Occupation
- servants of Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester; servant of Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester
- Nature of request
- William Bokeland and Thomas Wylde state that they were falsely indicted of high treason at Deptford on the Saturday after the translation of St Thomas the martyr in the King's twenty-fifth year [July 1447], and that although the King has offered them his pardon, they are minded to refuse it, requesting instead that the commons ask the King to declare this false indictment null and void, by authority of parliament.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be delivered to the lords.[On dorse] The King will be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Deptford, Kent.
- People mentioned
- Humphrey [of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester
- William [de la Pole], Marquis of Suffolk.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/85/4240
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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 989
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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)
- English
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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/C9149328/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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