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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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John de Walteham (Waltham). de Walteham (Waltham) John King. John de Walteham requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9042
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This record is about the John de Walteham (Waltham). de Walteham (Waltham) John King. John de Walteham requests... dating from [1350] 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 8/181/9042
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Walteham (Waltham).
- Name(s)
- de Walteham (Waltham), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John de Walteham requests a pardon for the rape of Eleanor de Merton, on account of his service in the king's wars in Scotland and France.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- France.
- People mentioned
- Eleanor de Merton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested pardon was granted on 27 January 1350. A copy also appears on an enrolled list of petitions for pardon from this period, now at SC 8/185/9212.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an enrolled copy of this and other petitions for pardon from this date see SC 8/185/9212
For another petition for pardon relating to this offence see SC 8/190/9461
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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 III, vol. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.464 (requested pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294919/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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