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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard le Norreys. Norreys Richard King and Council. Richard le Norreys requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/124/6159
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This record is about the Richard le Norreys. Norreys Richard King and Council. Richard le Norreys requests... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/124/6159
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard le Norreys.
- Name(s)
- Norreys, Richard
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- Richard le Norreys requests the return of property in Bretford wrongfully taken from his father by Roger Damory. The land is now in the king's hands following Damory's forfeiture.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should show his right in Chancery, and let the king's keeper of these lands enquire into the truth of the business, and let this be returned into Chancery, and let good men be assigned to this inquest.
- Places mentioned
- Bretford, [Warwickshire].
- People mentioned
- William le Norreys, father of the petitioner
- Roger Damory.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Presumably presented shortly after the death and forfeiture of Roger Damory in 1322. Bretford was held by Theobald de Verdon (d.1316), whose widow then married Damory.
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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 5325
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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/C9208329/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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