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Robert Rouse (Rous) of Ragley; William Corniser, otherwise William Botel, of Ragley;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/138/6863B

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This record is about the Robert Rouse (Rous) of Ragley; William Corniser, otherwise William Botel, of Ragley;... dating from [? 1425-? 1475] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/138/6863B
Date
[? 1425-? 1475]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Rouse (Rous) of Ragley; William Corniser, otherwise William Botel, of Ragley; Hugh Abraham, otherwise Hugh Lancashire of Ragley.
Name(s)
Rouse (Rous); Corniser; Abraham, Robert; William; Hugh
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Petition concerning proceedings taken by Alice Ousbert against the petitioners for the death of her husband.
Nature of endorsement
The king wills it.
Places mentioned
Ragley, Warwickshire.
People mentioned
Alice [Ousbet], widow of John Ousbert
John Ousbert.
Note
No firm context has been established for this petition but the hand and the use of English suggests some time in the second or third quarters of the fifteenth century.
Related material

For a subsidiary request to this petition see SC 8/138/6863A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209047/

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