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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Yerd, esquire, Lieutenant of the Earl of Huntingdon, Constable of the Tower...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/198/9871
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This record is about the William Yerd, esquire, Lieutenant of the Earl of Huntingdon, Constable of the Tower... dating from [1423] 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 8/198/9871
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1423]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Yerd, esquire, Lieutenant of the Earl of Huntingdon, Constable of the Tower of London.
- Name(s)
- Yerd, William
- Addressees
- Commons.
- Occupation
- Lieutenant of the Earl of Huntingdon, Constable of the Tower of London
- Nature of request
- [This document is damaged.]William Yerd, esquire, Lieutenant of the Earl of Huntingdon, Constable of the Tower of London, asks the commons to ask the King and lords to grant him a charter of pardon, according to the tenor of the schedule attached to this petition, for the escapes of John Brakamon, knight and Marcellino de Flisco of Genoa, prisoners of war of Henry V, of Thomas Payn, indicted of treason, Lollardy and heresy, of Thomas Seggeswyk, indicted of felony, and of John Mortymer, knight, imprisoned at the command of Henry V, as he was not a party to this escape, and as all the prisoners except Thomas Seggeswyk have been recaptured.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be sent to the lords.[On dorse] It is to be done as is desired by the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Genoa, [Italy]
- London.
- People mentioned
- John Brakamon, knight
- Marcellino de Flisco of Genoa
- Henry [V], King of England
- Thomas Payn
- Thomas Seggeswyk
- John Mortymer (Mortimer), knight
- [John Holand], Earl of Huntingdon, [Constable of the Tower of London].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1422-9 p.186 is dated 20 October 1423, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the resulting grant of pardon, see SC 8/198/9872
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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, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), p.186 (grant of pardon as requested)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295760/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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