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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
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William Baxter of Northampton, glover. Baxter William King and Council. glover William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8373
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/168/8373
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1361]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Baxter of Northampton, glover.
- Name(s)
- Baxter, William
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- glover
- Nature of request
- William Baxter of Northampton, glover, requests remedy, stating that he has been falsely accused by the officers of the town of committing robbery at the house of Elys.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should sue an assize by writ of trespass at the common law against those named in the petition and others if he wishes.
- Places mentioned
- Northampton, [Northamptonshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Geytyngton (Geddington), mayor of Northampton
- John Garlekmonger, coroner of Northampton
- John de Stratton over Sauce, coroner of Northampton
- Nicholas Trank, coroner of Northampton
- John Moyne, bailiff of Northampton
- Robert Toly, bailiff of Northampton
- Thomas Elys.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Geddington is known to have served as mayor of Northampton in 1360, 1361 and various other occasions until 1377, while Moyne and Toly also served together as bailiffs in 1361. This may suggest that the petition also dates to 1361, but the lists of officials are incomplete, and the three may have served together on other occasions.
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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/C9294218/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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