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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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Humphrey de Stafford, knight. de Stafford Humphrey Council. Humphrey de Stafford...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10833
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This record is about the Humphrey de Stafford, knight. de Stafford Humphrey Council. Humphrey de Stafford... dating from [1422] 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 8/217/10833
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1422]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Humphrey de Stafford, knight.
- Name(s)
- de Stafford, Humphrey
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- Humphrey de Stafford requests remedy, stating that he has been disseised of his manor of Chelmarsh by Atkyns with a force of men from Wales. He requests that a commission be issued to the sheriff and others to resolve the issue and take surety from those involved.
- Nature of endorsement
- Issue a commission as requested to the sheriff of Shropshire and return it into the king's Exchequer, [...] February in the ninth year.
- Places mentioned
- Chelmarsh, Shropshire
- Wales.
- People mentioned
- John Atkyns (Atkins)
- sheriff of Shropshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement contains a reference to February in the king's ninth year. This is identified on the guard as 9 Henry V (1422), and the document clearly bears the same staining as the preceding document in the file (SC 8/217/10832), which also appears to date to that month.
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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/C9334390/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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