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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Whytebi (Whitby), spicer of York. de Whytebi (Whitby) William King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/147/7316
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This record is about the William de Whytebi (Whitby), spicer of York. de Whytebi (Whitby) William King and... dating from [? c. 1327] 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 8/147/7316
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Whytebi (Whitby), spicer of York.
- Name(s)
- de Whytebi (Whitby), William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- spicer of York
- Nature of request
- William de Whytebi, spicer of York, requests a writ of Chancery to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to pay him the debts owed him for various victuals bought from him in the time of the King's father, for which he has bills of the Wardrobe.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Treasurer, Barons and Chamberlains of the Exchequer are to be ordered that, when they have seen the bills mentioned by the petition, if they find that the debt is still clearly due, then they are to give him payment, an allowance or an assignment as soon as they properly can, receiving etc. charging etc.
- Places mentioned
- York.
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the content, this petition must come from the early years of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/147/7314
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.404b (no.148) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209500/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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