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Thomas Litley of London, grocer. Litley Thomas King. grocer [The left edge of this...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/121/6006

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Reference
SC 8/121/6006
Date
[1474]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas Litley of London, grocer.
Name(s)
Litley, Thomas
Addressees
King.
Occupation
grocer
Nature of request
[The left edge of this petition is missing]Thomas Litley requests the full repeal of an act of attainder passed against him in the first parliament of the king's reign.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] To this bill the Commons have assented.
Places mentioned
London.
Note
Dated to 1474 by virtue of its enrolment on the Parliament roll (Rot. Parl., Vol. VI, p.109). The request is recorded there as being granted.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4997
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. VI, Edw IV, Ric III and Hen VII, (Record Commission, 1783), p.109 (full edition of petition on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208172/

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