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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Mere. de Mere William King and Council. William de Mere requests remedy...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/127/6324
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This record is about the William de Mere. de Mere William King and Council. William de Mere requests remedy... dating from [c. 1310-c. 1340] 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 8/127/6324
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1310-c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Mere.
- Name(s)
- de Mere, William
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- William de Mere requests remedy against a band of criminals who have attacked his house and injured his family, and have been terrorising the county, attacking various people.
- Nature of endorsement
- Read before the council.
- Places mentioned
- Norton-in-the-Moors, Staffordshire.
- People mentioned
- John [de Mere], son of the petitioner
- William [de Mere], son of John de Mere.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the period c. 1310-c. 1340 mainly on the basis of the handwriting. A William de Mere was taxed in Norton-in-the-Moors in 1316 (Feudal Aids, V, p.26), and this is presumably the petitioner.
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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 5776
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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/C9208499/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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