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Richard de Plimstoke, farmer of the church of Stogumber. de Plimstoke Richard King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/136/6752

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This record is about the Richard de Plimstoke, farmer of the church of Stogumber. de Plimstoke Richard King... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/136/6752
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Plimstoke, farmer of the church of Stogumber.
Name(s)
de Plimstoke, Richard
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
farmer of the church of Stogumber
Nature of request
Complaint of an attack on Stogumber church by Urtye and resulting damages.
Nature of endorsement
Let him go to common law.
Places mentioned
Stogumber, [Somerset]
Wells, [Somerset]
Bridgwater, [Somerset].
People mentioned
John de Urtye, keeper of Bridgwater Castle.
Note
The petition has not been positively dated, but seems, on the basis of the hand, to be of the first quarter of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208934/

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