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John Oldecastelle (Oldcastle), knight, sheriff of Herefordshire. Oldecastelle (Oldcastle)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/132/6582

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This record is about the John Oldecastelle (Oldcastle), knight, sheriff of Herefordshire. Oldecastelle (Oldcastle)... dating from [1407] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/132/6582
Date
[1407]
Description
Petitioners
John Oldecastelle (Oldcastle), knight, sheriff of Herefordshire.
Name(s)
Oldecastelle (Oldcastle), John
Addressees
Commons in parliament.
Occupation
sheriff of Herefordshire
Nature of request
Request for pardon of the escape of Hardeman from prison.
Nature of endorsement
Note of royal grant.
Places mentioned
Kingsland, Herefordshire
Shorlheth by Kyngeslane (Shirl Heath), Herefordshire
Kingsland, [Herefordshire]
Hereford, [Herefordshire]
Carmarthen, [Carmarthenshire, Wales].
People mentioned
David Hardeman
Margaret ap Llywelyn
Hugh Huls
Geoffrey Porter.
Note
Firmly datable by reference to CPR 1405-8, p. 407.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. III, 1405-1408, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.407 (resulting pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208763/

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