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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Hugh de Clyfton (Clifton). de Clyfton (Clifton) Hugh King and council. Hugh de Clyfton...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4878
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This record is about the Hugh de Clyfton (Clifton). de Clyfton (Clifton) Hugh King and council. Hugh de Clyfton... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/98/4878
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Hugh de Clyfton (Clifton).
- Name(s)
- de Clyfton (Clifton), Hugh
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Hugh de Clyfton states that John de Oxneford, Sheriff of London, arrested him claiming that he had killed and robbed Simon Paternoster; and he and Adam de Salesbirs, sheriff of London, imprisoned him, maltreated him so that he will be maimed for life, and made false accusations against him; and although he was acquitted, they continued to imprison him until he was released by writ of the council. He requests damages, and also the return of his chattels, which were taken with him and are still being held.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a writ at common law.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Sleperesdene [unidentified]
- Newgate prison, [London].
- People mentioned
- John de Oxneford (Oxford), Sheriff of London
- Simon Paternoster
- Adam de Salesbirs (Salisbury), Sheriff of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- John de Oxneford and Adam de Salesbirs were Sheriffs of London between Michaelmas 1323 and Michaelmas 1324. This petition would seem likely to date from shortly after the end of their term of office.
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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 1516
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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/C9149445/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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