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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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John de Drax, king's serjeant at arms; Margaret de Drax, wife of John de Drax. de...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/108/5383
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/108/5383
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Drax, king's serjeant at arms; Margaret de Drax, wife of John de Drax.
- Name(s)
- de Drax; de Drax, John; Margaret
- Addressees
- Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, keeper of England, and all the lords spiritual and temporal in parliament.
- Occupation
- king's serjeant at arms
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request remedy in their dispute with the Bosvylls over lands in Yorkshire.
- Nature of endorsement
- The chancellor is authorised by this parliament of 1 December 8 [sic] Henry V to call the parties and effect a resolution.
- Places mentioned
- Wood Hall, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- High Melton, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Darfield, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Wombwell, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Gisburn, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Burton Leonard, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Gateforth, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Brayton, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Londesborough, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Humphrey [of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester
- John Bosvyll, esquire
- Marie [Bosvyll], wife of John Bosvyll.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement gives the regnal year as 8 Henry V, but the reference to the Duke of Gloucester as keeper of England and the date of opening of the parliament, 1 December, indicate that this must date from the parliament of December 1421 [9 Henry V].
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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 2913
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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/C9149955/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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