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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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Robert Strelley, knight. Strelley Robert King. [This petition is damaged and badly...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/182/9092
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This record is about the Robert Strelley, knight. Strelley Robert King. [This petition is damaged and badly... dating from [1472] 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 8/182/9092
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1472]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Strelley, knight.
- Name(s)
- Strelley, Robert
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged and badly stained.]Robert Strelley requests remedy against Lord Grey of Codnor, who refuses to hand over his lands and property, and has refused to acknowledge the king's letters ordering him to allow Strelley to take possession.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Nottinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- Strelley, [Nottinghamshire].
- People mentioned
- [Henry Grey], Lord Grey of Codnor
- John Strelley, son of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A signet letter was issued to Grey on 30 August 1472 (SC 1/44/54) ordering him to return the petitioner's estates, seized by Edward IV following Strelley's involvement in the Readeption of Henry VI. This would seem to be the letter mentioned in the petition, which Grey was ignoring.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a signet letter to Grey ordering the restoration of Strelley's estates, see no.54 of SC 1/44
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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)
- English
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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 IV and Hen VI, 1467-1477, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.372 (pardon to the petitioner of all offences before 6 August 1472, and all fines, debts, etc.)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294969/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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