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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Ralph Machon. Machon Ralph King. Ralph Machon ('Ralph called Machon') states that,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/127/6329
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This record is about the Ralph Machon. Machon Ralph King. Ralph Machon ('Ralph called Machon') states that,... dating from [1279] 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 8/127/6329
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1279]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Ralph Machon.
- Name(s)
- Machon, Ralph
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Ralph Machon ('Ralph called Machon') states that, while he was working in foreign lands and following an investigation by the ministers of Jersey into various crimes, he was accused of theft and outlawed. He requests pardon for the outlawry, and, if found innocent, that he be restored quickly to his goods.
- Nature of endorsement
- Luke de Tany.Order the bailiff of Jersey that, if the petitioner presents himself for trial, the king will pardon his outlawry.By the King and Council.To William de Grafton by the Chancellor
- Places mentioned
- St John's parish, Jersey, [Channel Islands]
- Jersey, [Channel Islands].
- People mentioned
- Luke de Tany
- bailiff of Jersey
- William de Grafton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested pardon was issued on 9 November 1279.
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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 5782
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.87 (translation of petition)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1279, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.545 (order to the bailiff of Jersey to allow Machon to have his verdict if he surrenders to prison, as the king has pardoned the outlawry)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208505/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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