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William Bykton (Bickton); Roger Pountesbury (Pontesbury) of Shrewsbury. Bykton (Bickton);...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4769

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Reference
SC 8/96/4769
Date
[c. 1455]
Description
Petitioners
William Bykton (Bickton); Roger Pountesbury (Pontesbury) of Shrewsbury.
Name(s)
Bykton (Bickton); Pountesbury (Pontesbury), William; Roger
Addressees
Commons of parliament.
Nature of request
The petitioners complain that they have been attacked, seized, imprisoned, maltreated, menaced and put to ransom by Roger Bolde and others. They ask the commons to ask the King that they might individually have writs of proclamation to the Sheriff of Derbyshire, as there is no county court in Lancashire, to make solemn proclamation that Roger Bolde, Nicholas Tynker, Henry of Par', Thomas Tonge, and Hugh Cartwright are to appear before the King's Bench to answer accusations, both for the King and for the petitioners.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Let it be delivered to the lords.[On dorse] Private petitions ['not' deleted here] read and answered etc.It is to be done as is desired.
Places mentioned
Shrewsbury, [Shropshire]
Bold, Lancashire
Shropshire
Chester, [Cheshire]
le Kanke (Cannock), Staffordshire
Farnworth, Lancashire
Houghton by Winwick (Houghton Green), Lancashire
Winwick, [Lancashire]
Derbyshire.
People mentioned
Roger Bolde (Bold), late of Bold, Lancashire, gentleman
Nicholas Tynker (Tinker), late of Houghton, labourer
Henry of Par, late of Houghton, labourer
Thomas Tonge, late of Houghton, labourer
Hugh Cartwryght (Cartwright), late of Houghton, labourer
Richard of Southworth
Matthew Bolde (Bold)
Henry Bolde (Bold).
Note
The first attack took place on the Tuesday before All Saints in the King's thirty-third year [October 1454], so this petition must date from around this time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1008
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149335/

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