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John de Scardeburgh (Scarborough), clerk. de Scardeburgh (Scarborough) John King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/221/11049

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Reference
SC 8/221/11049
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
John de Scardeburgh (Scarborough), clerk.
Name(s)
de Scardeburgh (Scarborough), John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
John de Scardeburgh requests that he be granted a pension in Newburgh Priory, granted to him by the Archbishop of York after his forfeiture and therefore in the king's hands.
Nature of endorsement
[on face] The king grants this.
Places mentioned
Newburgh, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
[Alexander Neville], Archbishop of York.
Note
Evidently presented to the 'Merciless' Parliament of 1388, and relates to the events surrounding the downfall of Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York, at the hands of the Lords Appellant. The requested grant was made on 12 April 1388.
Related material

For another petition from this petitioner see SC 8/221/11016

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1921), p.493 (requested grant)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334609/

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