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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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William de Sperham, son of Isabel de Sperham. de Sperham William Council. Sperham,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/216/10763
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This record is about the William de Sperham, son of Isabel de Sperham. de Sperham William Council. Sperham,... dating from [c. 1375] 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 8/216/10763
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1375]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Sperham, son of Isabel de Sperham.
- Name(s)
- de Sperham, William
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- Sperham, who is under age, requests a special assize directed to Kirkton and Hanmere so that he can recover his manor of Handsacre, from which he was recently disseised with force and arms by Sulny and his companions.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because it was witnessed that the disseisin was made recently and that the defendant was not in the King's service or ordered to go on the expedition overseas, the petitioner shall have a special assize as requested.
- Places mentioned
- Handsacre, Staffordshire.
- People mentioned
- Isabel de Sperham, mother of the petitioner
- Avery de Sulny, knight
- Roger Kyrketon (Kirkton)
- David Hannemere (Hanmere).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1375 since it refers to David Hanmere, Roger de Kirketon and Avery de Sulny.
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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/C9334319/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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