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Ralph de Ferrers, knight. de Ferrers Ralph King and council. Petition in two parts:1....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/111/5518

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This record is about the Ralph de Ferrers, knight. de Ferrers Ralph King and council. Petition in two parts:1.... dating from [c. 1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/111/5518
Date
[c. 1377]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph de Ferrers, knight.
Name(s)
de Ferrers, Ralph
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Petition in two parts:1. Ferrers requests satisfaction of debts owed him for wages and fees and regard in the time that he served in the wars of the king's grandfather, King Edward.2. Ferrers requests assistance concerning his rights in the manor of Lutterworth.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Lutterworth, [Leicestershire]
Groby, [Leicestershire].
People mentioned
Edward [III], King of England
William Ferrers of Groby
William de Bradenham.
Note
Datable from internal evidence to early in the reign of Richard II.
Related material

For transcript, see no.71 of PRO 31/7/101

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3438
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150183/

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