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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Simon de Kyme, sheriff of York (Yorkshire). de Kyme Simon King. sheriff of York (Yorkshire)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/176/8751
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This record is about the Simon de Kyme, sheriff of York (Yorkshire). de Kyme Simon King. sheriff of York (Yorkshire)... dating from [1304] 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 8/176/8751
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1304]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Simon de Kyme, sheriff of York (Yorkshire).
- Name(s)
- de Kyme, Simon
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- sheriff of York (Yorkshire)
- Nature of request
- Kyme requests grace for the escape of prisoners from the gaol of York castle, one of whom took refuge in a church, and seven of whom were beheaded along with Milford, the son of the gaoler who was complicit in the escape.The names of those beheaded: Cottingwyth, Fourbissour, Heron, Fairhert, Vippont who was taken in the Scottish war fighting against the king, Staxton who was taken for the death of Simon de Staxton, Fletcher who was taken by suspicion.The names of those who are in the church: Fermour who was taken for the death of Pacy.The event took place on Monday before the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady in the 29 year of King Edward.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- York
- Melton, [Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Gilbert de Milford, son of the gaoler
- Robert de Cottingwyth (Cottingwith)
- John le Fourbissour
- Alexander Heroun (Heron)
- Henry Fairhert (Fairheart)
- William de Vippont (Vipont)
- William de Staxton
- Simon de Staxton
- William le Fletcher of York
- John le Fermour (Farmer) of Melton
- David Pacy (Pacey).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1304 when the petitioner received a pardon for the escapes (CPR 1301-7, p.224).
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.224 (pardon to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294619/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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