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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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John Morton and Walter de Morton, his son. Morton; de Morton John; Walter King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/133/6617
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This record is about the John Morton and Walter de Morton, his son. Morton; de Morton John; Walter King and... dating from [c. 1335] 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 8/133/6617
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Morton and Walter de Morton, his son.
- Name(s)
- Morton; de Morton, John; Walter
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the king, who has granted them letters of pardon for the death of Schethiok due to their presence in his war at Berwick, order the sheriff of Devon to restore their goods.
- Nature of endorsement
- The charters are forfeit to the king.
- Places mentioned
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- Devon.
- People mentioned
- John Schethiok (Sheviok)
- sheriff of Devon.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1334-1338, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.198 (resultant 'gift' of goods to Morton)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208798/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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