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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Lescrop (le Scrope), knight. Lescrop (le Scrope) John Commons. John Lescrop...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/122/6097
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This record is about the John Lescrop (le Scrope), knight. Lescrop (le Scrope) John Commons. John Lescrop... dating from [1421] 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 8/122/6097
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Lescrop (le Scrope), knight.
- Name(s)
- Lescrop (le Scrope), John
- Addressees
- Commons.
- Nature of request
- John Lescrop requests the restoration to him of all the lordships and lands held by his brother. He states that these were forfeited and seized into the king's hands when his brother Henry was convicted of treason, but he claims to have a right to them, and also asks that the king have regard for his war service and the great costs he has incurred.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Let it be sent to the Lords.
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Masham, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Faxfleet, [East Riding of] Yorkshire.
- People mentioned
- Henry [le Scrope], Lord Scrope of Masham
- Chancellor of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Assigned in Rot. Parl. IV, pp.160-1 to the Parliament of May 1421.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/122/6093
For a later related petition see SC 8/85/4235
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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 5179
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.160b-161a (full edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208267/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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