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

Catalogue reference: SC 8/214/10689

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This record is about the Geoffrey Askeby, mayor of Grimsby. Askeby Geoffrey Council. mayor of Grimsby Askeby... dating from [1397-1398] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/214/10689
Date
[1397-1398]
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
Kelby, Fisher and Kelby should each have writs directing them to appear before the King and his council on the quinzaine of St Hillary, on pain of £40.
Places mentioned
Grimsby, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
John de Keleby (Kelby) of Grimsby
Thomas le Fyssher (Fisher) of Grimsby
Richard de Keleby (Kelby) of Grimsby.
Related material

For the inquisition attached to this writ see SC 8/214/10671

For a duplicate of this petition see SC 8/214/10672

For the writ to which this was attached see SC 8/214/10670

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334246/

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