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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard Suyft (Swift). Suyft (Swift) Richard King and council. The petitioner, one...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/138/6895
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This record is about the Richard Suyft (Swift). Suyft (Swift) Richard King and council. The petitioner, one... dating from [c. 1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/138/6895
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Suyft (Swift).
- Name(s)
- Suyft (Swift), Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner, one of the king's poor tenants of Leeds, is in Canterbury Castle, indicated of stealing £7 of silver at the time when the king's enemies came to Leeds Castle; but he is loyal, and the man guilty of the crime is another Richard Suyft.
- Nature of endorsement
- The indictment, and the prisoner to be brought before the king, and he will have justice.Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Leeds Castle, [Kent]
- Canterbury, [Kent].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to c. 1322 on the basis of internal evidence.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/57/2820
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209079/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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