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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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Laurence de Hamerton. de Hamerton Laurence Commons. [A large part of this petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/117/5835A
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This record is about the Laurence de Hamerton. de Hamerton Laurence Commons. [A large part of this petition... dating from [? 1427-? 1428] 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 8/117/5835A
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1427-? 1428]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Laurence de Hamerton.
- Name(s)
- de Hamerton, Laurence
- Addressees
- Commons.
- Nature of request
- [A large part of this petition is missing]Hamerton requests writs to the sheriffs of Yorkshire and Lancashire, ordering them to make proclamations summoning various rioters and criminals before the king's justices (the names of the criminals are given in an attached schedule). He states that these men have forcibly ousted him and his tenants from his property in Hammerton, Barnoldswick and elsewhere [further names are now missing], and that the local officials dare not act against them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Let it be sent to the Lords.[on dorse] For Laurence Hamerton.It shall be done as desired in the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Yorkshire
- Lancashire
- Hammerton, [West Riding of] Yorkshire
- Barnoldswick, [West Riding of] Yorkshire.
- People mentioned
- Sheriff of Yorkshire
- Sheriff of Lancashire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1427-8, but no evidence is cited. However, the damage pattern and the handwriting of the endorsement on the face of this petition and SC 8/117/5834 suggest both belong to the same parliament, and both are similar to a number of other petitions from the parliament of 1427-8.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the schedule once attached to this petition see SC 8/117/5835B
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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 4399
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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/C9150512/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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