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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Fitz Ralph (son of Ralph) of Burton upon Stather, merchant. Fitz Ralph Robert...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/171/8530
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This record is about the Robert Fitz Ralph (son of Ralph) of Burton upon Stather, merchant. Fitz Ralph Robert... dating from [1334] 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 8/171/8530
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Fitz Ralph (son of Ralph) of Burton upon Stather, merchant.
- Name(s)
- Fitz Ralph, Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant
- Nature of request
- Fitz Ralph states that he lost two cargoes of goods and chattels at sea to the men of Flanders and had judgement upon the men from the king's father. Writs were issued to divers sheriffs and ministers to make arrests. He has been long delayed and requests that execution be made to him of the sums.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king is still not advised to grant this thing.
- Places mentioned
- Burton upon Stather, [Lincolnshire]
- Flanders.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1334 as the petition was transcribed by Matthew Hale who ascribed a date of 1334 to the group of petitions amongst which this belongs (Rot. Parl., vol. II, pp.87b-88a (no.62)).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition differently endorsed, see SC 8/37/1820
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.87b-88a (no.62) (full edition of later copy of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294395/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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