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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Emma de Levesame (Levisham), widow of Thomas de Levesame. de Levesame (Levisham)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/124/6172
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This record is about the Emma de Levesame (Levisham), widow of Thomas de Levesame. de Levesame (Levisham)... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1350] 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 8/124/6172
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Emma de Levesame (Levisham), widow of Thomas de Levesame.
- Name(s)
- de Levesame (Levisham), Emma
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- Emma de Levesame states that her late husband was bound to the late king for 4 marks by a written obligation for victuals bought at Newcastle from Robert de Nottingham. Levesame then presented the bill to Somerville, then sheriff of Yorkshire, and paid the 4 marks. However, this bill has again been presented to Emma and her pledges (Neuby and Kilvington) for payment, as Somerville appears not to have paid the money to the king, and thus she seeks remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the Treasurer and ... the plaint ... the aforesaid Roger ... they may find that the said ... and may not acquit ... do as right.
- Places mentioned
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Levesame (Levisham), late husband of the petitioner
- [Edward II], King of England
- Peter de Neuby (Newby)
- Walter de Kilvington
- Robert de Nottingham, clerk
- Roger de Somervile (Somerville), former sheriff of Yorkshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Roger de Somerville served as sheriff of Yorkshire in 1323-5, and given that the petition refers to the king's father, presumably it was presented during the early part of the reign of Edward III.
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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 5365
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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/C9208342/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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