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Richard de la Ryvere. Ryvere Richard Council. Richard de la Ryvere complains that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8327

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SC 8/167/8327
Date
[c. 1281]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de la Ryvere.
Name(s)
Ryvere, Richard
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Richard de la Ryvere complains that he has been fined 100s for the escape of a robber from the prison in Gloucester Castle while he was sheriff. However, he never had the keeping of the prison, which was in the hands of the bailiffs of the queen, the king's mother.
Nature of endorsement
Coram Rege.Nothing is to be done.Coram Rege.
Places mentioned
Gloucester, [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
William de Saham, justice
[Eleanor of Provence], Queen of England.
Note
Richard de la Ryvere was sheriff of Gloucestershire between November 1279 and December 1280, and presumably the petition dates from shortly after his term of office ended.
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/C9294172/

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