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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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Richard Clerc (Clerk), servant of John, Duke of Brittany; Alan de Maigne, servant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/213/10649
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This record is about the Richard Clerc (Clerk), servant of John, Duke of Brittany; Alan de Maigne, servant... dating from [c. 1385] 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 8/213/10649
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Clerc (Clerk), servant of John, Duke of Brittany; Alan de Maigne, servant of John, Duke of Brittany.
- Name(s)
- Clerc (Clerk); de Maigne, Richard; Alan
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- servant
- Nature of request
- Clerc and Maigne request remedy for 350 marks stolen from Carselake's inn at Honiton on the eve of St Mark in the eighth year of the King's reign (1385) when they were lodging at the inn, having arrived in Devon from Brittany to discuss certain pressing matters with the King's council. By the custom of the realm innkeepers who lodge travellers are required to keep safe the goods and movables of their guests during their stay.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Brittany, [France]
- Devon
- Hunyngton (Honiton), [Devon].
- People mentioned
- John [de Montford], Duke of Brittany
- Simon de Casselake (Carselake).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1385, since reference is made to events of 24 April in the eighth year of Richard II's reign (1385).
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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/C9334206/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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