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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/214/10672
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 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.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. VI, 16-23 Ric II, (Public Record Office, 1963), p.252 (no.424) (calendar of this and related documents)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334229/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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