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John Griseley (Gresley), knight. Griseley (Gresley) John Commons of the present parliament....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/114/5698

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Reference
SC 8/114/5698
Date
[? c. 1428]
Description
Petitioners
John Griseley (Gresley), knight.
Name(s)
Griseley (Gresley), John
Addressees
Commons of the present parliament.
Nature of request
Griseley requests the restoration of the office of the keeper of the chase of Duffield Frith which was granted to him by Henry V in his seventh year, and which the king confirmed in his first year, as he has been ousted by grants to Pirpont and Bradshawe.
Nature of endorsement
[On face].Let this bill be sent to the lords.[On dorse].For Sir John Griseley.
Places mentioned
Duffield Frith, [Derbyshire]
France
Normandy, [France].
People mentioned
Philip Leche (Leach), knight
Henry Pirpont (Pierrepont), knight
John Bradshawe, esquire.
Note
The petition is dated speculatively to? c. 1428 on the basis of the guard note. The petition refers to events in 1 and 2 Henry VI so has to be some little time after 1424.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3867
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150371/

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