Piece
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
Item
John Botyld (Botild) of Lowestoft; William Couper (Cooper) of Lowestoft. Botyld (Botild);...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/206/10264
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This record is about the John Botyld (Botild) of Lowestoft; William Couper (Cooper) of Lowestoft. Botyld (Botild);... dating from [1376] 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 8/206/10264
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Botyld (Botild) of Lowestoft; William Couper (Cooper) of Lowestoft.
- Name(s)
- Botyld (Botild); Couper (Cooper), John; William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners were detained in the Tower of London at the suggestion of Lyouns and Elys, and request that they be brought before the council to be informed on the reason for their imprisonment.
- Nature of endorsement
- It was decided in full parliament that they should be sent before the bench to answer for trespasses against the king and his ministers.
- Places mentioned
- Lowestoft, [Suffolk]
- Tower of London, [London].
- People mentioned
- Richard Lyouns (Lyons)
- William Elys (Ellis).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition apparently relates to events during the time of the Good Parliament of 1376 (Rot. Parl., vol. II, pp. 327-8) and must have been presented at that time.
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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/C9333820/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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