Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we’re still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Item

Elizabeth Lady Fitz Hugh, widow of Henry, Lord Fitz Hugh. Lady Fitz Hugh Elizabeth...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/111/5526

What’s it about?

This record is about the Elizabeth Lady Fitz Hugh, widow of Henry, Lord Fitz Hugh. Lady Fitz Hugh Elizabeth... dating from [? c. 1425] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Is it available online?

Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.

Can I see it in person?

No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.

Full description and record details

Reference
SC 8/111/5526
Date
[? c. 1425]
Description
Petitioners
Elizabeth Lady Fitz Hugh, widow of Henry, Lord Fitz Hugh.
Name(s)
Lady Fitz Hugh, Elizabeth
Addressees
King and the lords spiritual and temporal in the present parliament.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged].Fitz Hugh requests that she is able to show her title to her inheritance in several counties from which she has been ousted by Cromwell.
Nature of endorsement
[On face].By the duke of Gloucester, 17 November.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Sussex
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Gloucestershire.
People mentioned
Henry [Fitz Hugh], Lord Fitz Hugh, late husband of the petitioner
[Ralph] Cromwell, [Lord Cromwell].
Related material

For transcript, see no.9 of PRO 31/7/117

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3454
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
The King's Council in England during the Middle Ages, J.F. Baldwin, (, 1913), pp.179-80 (partial edition of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150192/

How to order it

  1. View this record page in our current catalogue
  2. Check viewing and downloading options
  3. Select an option and follow instructions

Series information

SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

74,884 records

Within the department: SC

Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...

18,283 records

Within the series: SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

53 records

Within the piece: SC 8/111

5501-5550. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...

You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/111/5526

Elizabeth Lady Fitz Hugh, widow of Henry, Lord Fitz Hugh. Lady Fitz Hugh Elizabeth...

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.