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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Whenewell, former gaoler of Oxford Castle. Whenewell John King. gaoler of Oxford...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/224/11163
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This record is about the John Whenewell, former gaoler of Oxford Castle. Whenewell John King. gaoler of Oxford... 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 8/224/11163
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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
- John Whenewell, former gaoler of Oxford Castle.
- Name(s)
- Whenewell, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- gaoler of Oxford Castle
- Nature of request
- John Whenewell, former gaoler of Oxford castle, requests pardon for the escape of four prisoners, imprisoned in the castle for various offences, as these escaped by misadventure and because the castle was ruinous.
- Nature of endorsement
- To the council.Order the chancellor that, if this is found to be true, then he should receive pardon.
- Places mentioned
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire]
- Erberfeld (Arborfield), [Berkshire]
- Oxfordshire
- Berkshire
- Haseley, [Oxfordshire]
- Hampton in the Vale [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- Robert Bullok (Bullock) of Arborfield, former sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire
- Adam Hayward, shepherd
- William Shepherd of Haseley
- John Burford, servant of John Cook
- John Cook
- Margaret Shepherd of Hampton in the Vale.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.4770 of C 81/500
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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), p.442 (requested pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334723/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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