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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Warddieux, clerk. Warddieux William King in parliament. clerk [This petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7386
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This record is about the William Warddieux, clerk. Warddieux William King in parliament. clerk [This petition... dating from [c. 1376] 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 8/148/7386
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Warddieux, clerk.
- Name(s)
- Warddieux, William
- Addressees
- King in parliament.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged.]William Warddieux, clerk, states that Simon Warde, Sheriff of Rutland, and others had conspired . . . the manor of Leighfield by disseisin, and that William had sued against them for four years, but Simon had delayed his suit [by colour of] his office. He also states that he has been Sheriff for two years, contrary to the statute. He asks that he might be expelled from that office and some other more loyal person appointed in his place.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Lye (Leighfield), Rutland
- Oakham, [Rutland].
- People mentioned
- Simon Warde, Sheriff of Rutland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Simon Warde, Sheriff of Rutland between December 1374 and November 1377. The reference to him having been Sheriff for two years would suggest a date of 1376 for this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.44 of PRO 31/7/105
For another petition against Simon Warde, see SC 8/149/7445
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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/C9209571/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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