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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Barbour of London, wax-chandler, and Richard Holand of London. Barbour; Holand...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/97/4810
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This record is about the William Barbour of London, wax-chandler, and Richard Holand of London. Barbour; Holand... dating from 1401 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 8/97/4810
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1401
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Barbour of London, wax-chandler, and Richard Holand of London.
- Name(s)
- Barbour; Holand, William; Richard
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- wax-chandler
- Nature of request
- William Barbour of London, wax-chandler, and Richard Holand of London state that a year ago they became pledges and mainpernors before the Constable of the Tower of London for one John Kyme, soothsayer, who was imprisoned in the Tower at the command of King Richard, pledging themselves to have him before the present King and his council when required. They have continually had him before the council, but nothing has been required of him by the council to which he can answer, so that they can be discharged. They ask that John might be received to his response, or that it might otherwise be ordained for him, so that they might be discharged.
- Nature of endorsement
- Be it remembered that on 15 October in the third year etc., William Barbour, wax-chandler, and Richard Holand, named in the petition, brought John Kyme named in the petition before the King's council. When John had been examined about the reason why he was previously sent to the Tower of London, he swore on the gospels that henceforth he would have no trust in false prophecies, nor would he concern himself with them or with anything touching God's secrets, nor would he speak, privately or openly, anything that could sound against the King's estate. Whereupon it was decided by the council that John Kyme would go at large, and that William Barbour and Richard Holand, his pledges and mainpernors, would be discharged.Present: the Chancellor, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Worcester, the Keeper of the Privy Seal, J. Scarle, Prophete, J. Doreward and J. Frome.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- John Kyme, soothsayer
- Richard [II], King of England
- [Edmund Stafford], Chancellor of England
- [John Trefnant], Bishop of Hereford
- [Richard Clifford], Bishop of Worcester and Keeper of the Privy Seal
- John Scarle
- John Prophete
- J. Doreward
- J. Frome.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is clearly dated to 15 October, 3 Henry IV (1401).
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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 1169
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149377/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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