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John Drayton, knight of the shire of Gloucestershire in the present parliament. Drayton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/106/5291

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This record is about the John Drayton, knight of the shire of Gloucestershire in the present parliament. Drayton... dating from [1410] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/106/5291
Date
[1410]
Description
Petitioners
John Drayton, knight of the shire of Gloucestershire in the present parliament.
Name(s)
Drayton, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Drayton, knight of the shire for Gloucestershire in the present parliament, requests assistance against the Skeltons and others who have attacked him.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
Gloucestershire.
People mentioned
Richard Skelton
John Skelton
William Kirkby.
Note
Datable to 1410 on the basis of the closely related commission of oyer and terminer in CPR 1408-13, p. 222; the parliament of 1410 is one for which no Gloucestershire returns survive.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2738
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. IV, 1408-1413, (Public Record Office, 1909), P.222 (commission of oyer and terminer on a closely related matter)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149861/

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