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William de Thorpe. de Thorpe William King and council. William de Thorpe states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/144/7188
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/144/7188
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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
- William de Thorpe.
- Name(s)
- de Thorpe, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William de Thorpe states that he was imprisoned because of false accusations of having made sale and destruction in the park of Miserden when he was parker there, and requests a writ to Simon de Dryby, constable of Gloucester castle, or to the Sheriff there, to inquire into the truth of the accusations, and to release him if they are found to be false.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because the King, at the complaint of several people, issued orders to establish the truth of the trespass, and it was found that he had committed the said trespass, and was taken in the act, and imprisoned on that account, he will therefore be advised.
- Places mentioned
- La Musardere (Miserden), [Gloucestershire]
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire].
- People mentioned
- Simon de Dryby, constable of Gloucester castle.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1318-23 p.423 is dated 21 February 1322. This may be a result of the petition, or may precede it, but the petition must date from around this time.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.105 of PRO 31/7/102
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.423 (order to Simon de Dryby to have the parson and the parker of Miserden, lately arrested and imprisoned at Gloucester by the King's orders, properly guarded until further orders)
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209369/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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