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William Sibry. Sibry William King. William Sibry complains of numerous robberies,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7096

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This record is about the William Sibry. Sibry William King. William Sibry complains of numerous robberies,... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/142/7096
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1320]
Description
Petitioners
William Sibry.
Name(s)
Sibry, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
William Sibry complains of numerous robberies, beatings of his men, threats, extortions of money and other mis-treatments by John Paynel, lord of Drax, and by others at his command. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He is to sue at common law.
Places mentioned
Drax, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
York.
People mentioned
John Paynel, lord of Drax
Gocelin (Jocelin) Dayville
Henry le Diote.
Note
No date given. Roughly dated on the basis of the hand.
Related material

For transcript, see no.85 of PRO 31/7/103

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/C9209275/

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