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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Alexander Martyn of Hatfield and Alice Martyn his wife. Martyn; Martyn Alexander;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/125/6223
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This record is about the Alexander Martyn of Hatfield and Alice Martyn his wife. Martyn; Martyn Alexander;... dating from [c. 1377] 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 8/125/6223
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alexander Martyn of Hatfield and Alice Martyn his wife.
- Name(s)
- Martyn; Martyn, Alexander; Alice
- Addressees
- King and Lords in Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request assistance in their disputes with Morton, who they claim has committed various offences against them. They state that, although they have letters of protection from the late King Edward, Morton has ousted them from their lands, imprisoned Alexander for a week in Conisbrough Castle, and destroyed and wasted other lands, amongst other crimes. They are unable to get justice as no person dare oppose Robert, and royal letters sent to Robert under the privy seal have been ignored.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this bill be sent to the King's Bench, and let the said Robert be brought ... and concerning the trespass let them sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Hatfield, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Bawtry, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Yorkshire
- Conisbrough, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Robert de Morton of Bawtry
- Edward [III], King of England
- Sheriff of Yorkshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1377, and the handwriting and the reference to the late king Edward would certainly suggest a date in the early part of the reign of Richard II. Robert de Morton was a prominent royal official in Nottinghamshire at this time, which would explain the Martyns' problems in gaining justice.
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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 5473
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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/C9208397/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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