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Roger Gaylard, citizen of London, and Olive Gaylard, his wife. Gaylard; Gaylard Roger;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/223/11140
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This record is about the Roger Gaylard, citizen of London, and Olive Gaylard, his wife. Gaylard; Gaylard Roger;... dating from [1388] 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 8/223/11140
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger Gaylard, citizen of London, and Olive Gaylard, his wife.
- Name(s)
- Gaylard; Gaylard, Roger; Olive
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the king order the sheriffs of Northumberland to arrest Drew and bring him before the king and the council. They state that Roger stood surety for Drew in a bond that he would accompany Ferrers on the Bishop of Norwich's journey to Flanders, but Drew failed to go, and Roger was arrested and has been in prison for over five years.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this bill [be viewed] in chancery, and call those who ought to be called, and do right.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Flanders
- Northumberland.
- People mentioned
- [Henry Despenser], Bishop of Norwich
- John Drew of Northumberland
- Henry Ferers (Ferrers), knight
- sheriffs of Northumberland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested orders for the arrest of Drew were issued on 19 April 1388.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), pp.470-1 (requested order for the arrest of Drew)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334700/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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