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Thomas de Clerwaus (Clervaux). de Clerwaus (Clervaux) Thomas Council. Thomas de Clerwaus...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4863
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This record is about the Thomas de Clerwaus (Clervaux). de Clerwaus (Clervaux) Thomas Council. Thomas de Clerwaus... dating from [1286-1289] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/98/4863
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1286-1289]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Clerwaus (Clervaux).
- Name(s)
- de Clerwaus (Clervaux), Thomas
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- Thomas de Clerwaus states that Nicholas de Seleby, Mayor of York, and others falsely accused him of theft, imprisoned him, refused to let him go on mainprise although this was allowable in his case, then refused to let him acquit himself by a jury. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Yorkshire. While the King is overseas.In Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- York
- Yorkshire.
- People mentioned
- Nicholas de Seleby (Selby), Mayor of York
- Adam Verdenel, Bailiff of York
- Peter de Mauntun, Bailiff of York
- William Flecht, Bailiff of York
- Thomas de Furnays (Furness)
- John de Walkingham
- John de Bromholme
- Walter le Barber.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to the period when Edward I was overseas, 1286-1289.
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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 1484
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149430/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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