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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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Thomas Stanford, writer of the Great Seal. Stanford Thomas King and lords of parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/198/9897
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This record is about the Thomas Stanford, writer of the Great Seal. Stanford Thomas King and lords of parliament.... dating from [1442-1461] 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 8/198/9897
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1442-1461]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Stanford, writer of the Great Seal.
- Name(s)
- Stanford, Thomas
- Addressees
- King and lords of parliament.
- Occupation
- writer of the Great Seal
- Nature of request
- [This petition is partly illegible]Thomas Stanford, writer of the Great Seal both in the time of the King's father and of his grandfather, states that by force of a judgment in a plea of trespass he was imprisoned, and has been imprisoned for seventeen years; but that in the record and process of this judgment there are various errors. He asks the King to order John Fortescue, the Chief Justice, to bring the record, process and judgment before the King in the present parliament, and that if any errors are found, the judgment might be reversed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- People mentioned
- [Henry IV], King of England
- [Henry V], King of England
- John Fortescu (Fortescue), knight, Chief Justice [of King's Bench].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The reference to John Fortescue, Chief Justice of King's Bench, dates this petition to between 1442 and 1461. SC 8/17/1307 and SC 8/17/1308 would seem to suggest that a date in the earlier part of this period is more likely.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an earlier petition from the petitioner see SC 8/141/7030
For a related petition see SC 8/27/1307
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295786/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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