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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of York. King and council. The petitioners request that the sheriff of Yorkshire...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/205/10240
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This record is about the Citizens of York. King and council. The petitioners request that the sheriff of Yorkshire... dating from [c. 1357] 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 8/205/10240
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1357]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of York.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the sheriff of Yorkshire desist from attempting to extract fines for escapes and chattels of felons and fugitives levied before the release of these fines in the parliament of 1357, and for which the citizens ought to be discharged.
- Nature of endorsement
- Order for an inquiry in chancery.
- Places mentioned
- York
- Skelton, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- William de Alton of Skelton
- William Gerard, mason
- John de Harwode (Harewood)
- Stephen de Burton, chaplain
- Robert Panekat, skinner
- William de Aldewerke (Aldwark), barker
- William Arnynge
- Henry de Cambe, servant
- John Costynsone of Skelton
- Thomas de Benlay (Beverley)
- John del Hale, draper
- Adam Hardymarchant
- Nicholas Tyler (Tiler)
- Richard Totty.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable from internal references to the parliament of 1357.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/206/10258
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333795/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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