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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Smeton, clerk. de Smeton William Council. clerk Smeton recounts that he...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/215/10725
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This record is about the William de Smeton, clerk. de Smeton William Council. clerk Smeton recounts that he... dating from [c. 1382] 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 8/215/10725
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1382]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Smeton, clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Smeton, William
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- Smeton recounts that he recently came to Cambridge with his horse, clothes, books and other goods, which Baylham and his accomplices took and would not release unless he agreed to give the goods to Baylham. Baylham then forced him to seal various letters, obligations and releases stating that he would never return to Cambridge or prosecute Baylham or his associates. Smeton requests that Baylham be ordered to appear before the council to answer to him, and that justice be done.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
- People mentioned
- Robert Baylham, bailiff of Cambridge.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1382, with reference to Robert Baylham being bailiff of Cambridge and to CPR 1381-5, p. 143, a 1382 oyer and terminer into a robbery at Cambridge (possibly that described in this petition) with Baylham as a suspect.
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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)
- Latin
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.143 (oyer and terminer into robbery at Cambridge with Baylham as suspect)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334281/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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