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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Geoffrey le Clerk of Bishop's Lavington. Clerk Geoffrey King and council. Geoffrey...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4856
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This record is about the Geoffrey le Clerk of Bishop's Lavington. Clerk Geoffrey King and council. Geoffrey... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/98/4856
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Geoffrey le Clerk of Bishop's Lavington.
- Name(s)
- Clerk, Geoffrey
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Geoffrey le Clerk of Bishop's Lavington states that Edmund Gascelyn, knight, formerly adherant of Hugh le Depsenser, had him falsely arrested and imprisoned by the Sheriff of Wiltshire, claiming that he had bought sheep belonging to Edmund and stolen by John [illegible], adherent of the Earl of Lancaster. Edmund then made him give him a bond for 2000 marks and security for the return of his sheep, and although he has both the money and the sheep, he still has the bond. He requests a remedy for this and for his damages for the false imprisonment.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Bishop's Lavington, [Wiltshire]
- Wiltshire
- Salisbury, [Wiltshire].
- People mentioned
- Edmund Gascelyn, knight
- Hugh le Despenser
- John [illegible]
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- Edward [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the references to Hugh le Despenser and Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, this petition must date from the early years of Edward III's reign.
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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 1474
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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/C9149423/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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