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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Cecily de Stanford, daughter of Henry de Stanford. de Stanford Cecily King. Cecily,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/141/7001
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This record is about the Cecily de Stanford, daughter of Henry de Stanford. de Stanford Cecily King. Cecily,... dating from [c. 1290-c. 1310] 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 8/141/7001
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1290-c. 1310]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Cecily de Stanford, daughter of Henry de Stanford.
- Name(s)
- de Stanford, Cecily
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Cecily, daughter of the late Henry de Stanford, states that an inquisition was procured against her in Berkshire at the suit of Walter de Lurty, suing against her by writ of trespass, and that she was condemned to pay a fine. A writ was sent to the Sheriff to levy them, but he returned that she had no goods in his jurisdiction, so another writ was sent to arrest her, but he returned that she could not be found. Other writs were sent, until she was outlawed. She asks the King for his grace and pardon for the outlawry, and for a letter of his peace.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.Provided she stands to right, the King remits it to her.
- Places mentioned
- Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- Henry de Stanford
- William de Bereford
- Walter de Lurty.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- William de Bereford was appointed Justice of Common Pleas in 1292 and again in 1294, and Chief Justice of Common Pleas in 1309. He died in 1326. From the hand, this petition would seem to come from the 1290s or 1300s.
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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/C9209135/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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