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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Thomas de Rokeby, knight. de Rokeby Thomas King and council. Ewcross wapenatke, [West...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7857
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This record is about the Thomas de Rokeby, knight. de Rokeby Thomas King and council. Ewcross wapenatke, [West... dating from [c. 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 8/158/7857
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Rokeby, knight.
- Name(s)
- de Rokeby, Thomas
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Ewcross wapenatke, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- Nature of request
- Rokeby was granted the profits of Ewcross wapentake by the late king until he could be granted rents in their place. These are in arrears and he requests a writ to the sheriff for payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have a writ to the sheriff of Yorkshire to pay him according to the effect of his patent, and of the arrears, and a writ should be directed to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to make allowance for this.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated in accordance with the guard note dating to c. 1377 as the petition refers to a grant made by the late king to the petitioner which would suggest a date for this petition early in the reign of Richard II.
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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/C9210049/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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