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John Mosdale (Mosedale), serjeant-at-arms. Mosdale (Mosedale) John King. serjeant-at-arms...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/184/9177
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This record is about the John Mosdale (Mosedale), serjeant-at-arms. Mosdale (Mosedale) John King. serjeant-at-arms... dating from [1401] 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 8/184/9177
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1401]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Mosdale (Mosedale), serjeant-at-arms.
- Name(s)
- Mosdale (Mosedale), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- serjeant-at-arms
- Nature of request
- John Mosdale requests that he be granted custody of the castle of Newcastle for life without fee, along with the 'King's Meadow', worth 50s per year, as he has held the castle for many years without any fee or expenses at his great cost. He states that, for keeping Scarborough Castle, he receives 5 marks per year from the sheriff of Yorkshire and 5 marks from the bailiffs of Scarborough for repairs to the castle.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
- River Tyne
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Sheriff of Yorkshire
- Bailiffs of Scarborough.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested grant was issued on 25 December 1401.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.3012 of C 81/613
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.176-7 (no.153) (edition and translation of petition, with references)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.36 (requested grant) & p.41 (further modification)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295054/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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