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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Chatherton, son and heir of Henry de Chatherton. de Chatherton John King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/166/8288
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This record is about the John de Chatherton, son and heir of Henry de Chatherton. de Chatherton John King... dating from [c. 1377-c. 1399] 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 8/166/8288
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1377-c. 1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Chatherton, son and heir of Henry de Chatherton.
- Name(s)
- de Chatherton, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John de Chatherton requests ... taken by coroners of the said county ... his death was indicted and of the said Henry nothing was [found] ... and Bredkirk ... malice and procurement of Henry's enemies took another inquest of the death of the said Richard ... Henry, by which inquest Henry was indicted falsely of harbouring some men who were at the death of the said Richard and that he should be ... because of the said harbouring and that he had goods and chattels worth £100 ... his said goods and then afterwards Henry's enemies sued a writ out of the Chancery to the said ... cause the said indictment to come into the King's Bench, which coroners found the said indictment, which inquest was ... the view of the body of the said Richard, wherefore the said inquest was taken five years after his death ... because of which false indictment the justices of the King's Bench charged Henry of the said £100 by their estreats ordered in the Exchequer and the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer have ordered the ... of Lancashire to levy the said £100 from Henry, wherefore he sued in the parliament of Edward [III] by a bill containing the matter and aforesaid grievances, requesting remedy that his goods would not be taken by such false indictment contrary to right and reason, which bill was endorsed and sent to Cavendissh to examine the indictment and if it was found to be made in error ..., that the King and council grant the same suit to the petitioner, or he will be disinherited.
- Nature of endorsement
- ... John de Chatherton ... his suit on the ... of this petition by inquest to be taken in the same way ... was agreed that Henry de Chatherton ....
- Places mentioned
- Lancashire.
- People mentioned
- Henry de Chatherton
- William de Bredkirk, coroner
- Richard ...
- Edward [III], King of England, grandfather of the King
- John de Cavendissh (Cavendish), chief justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From internal references the petition must date to 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/C9294133/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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