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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Grendon, also known as William Hill; William Hill, also known as William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/113/5613
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This record is about the William Grendon, also known as William Hill; William Hill, also known as William... dating from [c. 1425-c. 1450] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/113/5613
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1425-c. 1450]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Grendon, also known as William Hill; William Hill, also known as William Grendon.
- Name(s)
- Grendon; Hill, William; William
- Addressees
- King and council of the present parliament.
- Nature of request
- Grendon requests that the chancellor examine the record of Fitz Robert and if it is found that Grendon was one of the indictors of Mortimer then let the judgment stand and if not then let it be void and Grendon be released from prison. Mortimer was indicted of felony before the justices of the Peace in Middlesex, and Grendon was one of the jurors and when Mortimer was acquitted he pursued his indictors, and by a misprison of Fitz Robert's clerk Grendon was certified as one of the indictors.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:] By the bishop of Ely, 31 July.[On dorse:] The king wishes to be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Middlesex.
- People mentioned
- John Mortemer (Mortimer) of Grendon, gentleman
- William Babington, justice of the common bench
- Robert Fitz Robert, Justice of the Peace in Middlesex.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is likely to date from around the time of the disgrace of Alice Perrers following the death of Edward III in 1377.
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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 3718
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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/C9150281/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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