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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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Thomas de Felton. de Felton Thomas Knights, citizens and burgesses being the commons...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/111/5514
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This record is about the Thomas de Felton. de Felton Thomas Knights, citizens and burgesses being the commons... dating from [c. 1378-c. 1379] 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 8/111/5514
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1378-c. 1379]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Felton.
- Name(s)
- de Felton, Thomas
- Addressees
- Knights, citizens and burgesses being the commons of the present parliament.
- Nature of request
- [The petition has suffered some damage to its right-hand portion, making it difficult to recover the full sense of the petition]. Felton requests aid so that he can return to the king's service as he has been imprisoned by the enemy and has made an agreement for finance. . .as without aid he will remain in prison and will be lost.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is clearly early in the reign of Richard II as the petition refers to Edward III and the Black Prince. As patent roll entries reveal that Felton was dead by 1381, the petition cannot be later than then. It is likely that the events referred to in the petition are to Felton's capture by the French in late 1377 so that a date of 1378-1379 seems appropriate.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.122 of PRO 31/7/106
For another petition by the same petition on the same matter see SC 8/111/5513
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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 3434
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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/C9150179/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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