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Robert de la Grove. Grove Robert King and council. Grove requests remedy for without...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/160/7952

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Reference
SC 8/160/7952
Date
[c. 1304]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de la Grove.
Name(s)
Grove, Robert
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Grove requests remedy for without the king's aid he will not be able to sue or purchase his right for the menaces done to him and the conspiracy against him by the sheriff and others that have delayed his several pleas that he has brought over several years.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue the plea in form of law jury and justice will be done to him.
Places mentioned
Kent.
People mentioned
Roger de Brabason (Brabazon)
Henry de Appeltrufeld (Appeltrefeld), former sheriff of Kent
William de Codes, under-sheriff of Kent
William de Tylglite.
Note
The petition has been dated to c. 1304 because the petition refers to Henry de Appeltrefeld being former sheriff of Kent and his term was from April 1298 to October 1299, and the petition also refers to a delay in suits of 5 years which places the petition c. 1304 (List of Sheriffs, p.67).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210144/

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