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Geoffrey Askeby, mayor of Grimsby. Askeby Geoffrey Council. mayor of Grimsby Askeby...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/214/10672

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This record is about the Geoffrey Askeby, mayor of Grimsby. Askeby Geoffrey Council. mayor of Grimsby Askeby... dating from [1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/214/10672
Date
[1399]
Description
Petitioners
Geoffrey Askeby, mayor of Grimsby.
Name(s)
Askeby, Geoffrey
Addressees
Council.
Occupation
mayor of Grimsby
Nature of request
Askeby states that despite his proclamation, made during Grimsby's fair on the feast of St Bartholomew last, that no one should go with force and arms in disturbance of the King's peace, Kelby, Fisher and Kelby came to his house with force and arms and beat him so that for two days he did not dare to leave his house to perform his office for fear of being killed. The petitioner requests that Kelby, Fisher and Kelby appear before the King to answer for their actions and that he may have remedy in this matter.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Grimsby, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
John de Kelby of Grimsby
Thomas le Fisshe (Fisher) of Grimsby
Richard de Kelby of Grimsby
Note
Dated to 1399 with reference to the writ and inquisition made in response to this petition (SC 8/214/10670-1), which dated to February and March 1399 respectively.
Related material

For the inquisition in response to this petition see SC 8/214/10671

For a duplicate of this petition with endorsement see SC 8/214/10689

For the writ in response to this petition see SC 8/214/10670

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. VI, 16-23 Ric II, (Public Record Office, 1963), p.252 (no.424) (calendar of this and related documents)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334229/

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