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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Litester (Lister) of Alford, tenant of the Duke of Lancaster. Litester (Lister)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/149/7417
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This record is about the Robert Litester (Lister) of Alford, tenant of the Duke of Lancaster. Litester (Lister)... dating from [1350-1377] 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 8/149/7417
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1350-1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Litester (Lister) of Alford, tenant of the Duke of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Litester (Lister), Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Robert Litester of Alford, tenant of the Duke of Lancaster, states that his former servant, William de Repon, stole his goods and chattels, and that he sued against him until he was taken and put into the Archbishop of York's prison at Ripon, and Robert was given a day at Ripon. But before that day William escaped, with the aid of the bailiffs. Robert has sued the Archbishop of York, as lord of the town and prison, but he has delayed him for three years. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have the writ in Chancery formulated for his case against the Archbishop or the warden, at the plaintiff's choice, provided that the defendant may have his response at law.
- Places mentioned
- Alford, [Lincolnshire]
- Ripon, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- The Duke of Lancaster
- William de Repon (Ripon), servant of Robert Litester
- Archbishop of York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand and language, datable to the latter part of Edward III's reign. The Archbishop was almost certainly John Thoresby (1353-1373).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.111 of PRO 31/7/153
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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/C9209602/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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