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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard Lorfevre (Goldsmith), son of German Lorfevre of York. Lorfevre (Goldsmith)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/160/7989
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This record is about the Richard Lorfevre (Goldsmith), son of German Lorfevre of York. Lorfevre (Goldsmith)... dating from [c. 1326-c. 1340] 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 8/160/7989
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1326-c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Lorfevre (Goldsmith), son of German Lorfevre of York.
- Name(s)
- Lorfevre (Goldsmith), Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Lorfevre requests remedy as his father was disseised of 10 perches of moor in Inclesmore by Henry de Lacy, and these are now in the king's hand by release of the earl's daughter.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain people be assigned in Chancery to enquire into the matter and how the moor came into the king's hand, and when the inquisition has been returned into Chancery it should be shown to the king.
- Places mentioned
- York
- Inkelesmore (Inclesmore), [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Maurice Sampson
- Henry de Lascy (Lacy), Earl of Lincoln.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been dated to c. 1326-c. 1340 on the basis of the dating of a number of other petitions making similar complaints that date between 1326 and 1340. The hand may suggest a date early in this range.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition claiming that the earl has seized moorland see SC 8/260/12976
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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/C9210181/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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