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Ralph de Stafford, earl of Stafford. de Stafford, earl of Stafford Ralph King. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11343

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This record is about the Ralph de Stafford, earl of Stafford. de Stafford, earl of Stafford Ralph King. The... dating from [1352] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/227/11343
Date
[1352]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph de Stafford, earl of Stafford.
Name(s)
de Stafford, earl of Stafford, Ralph
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The earl requests that he be granted a writ to Shareshull and the other justices that they do nothing concerning the liberties that he claims in Essex since he is going to Gascony.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Essex
Gascony, [France].
People mentioned
William de Shareshull, justice.
Note
The petition is dated to 1352 as the justices were commanded not to intermeddle with the earl's liberties in Essex on 6 February 1352 (CCR 1349-54, p.411).
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, Edw III, vol. IX, 1349-1354, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.411 (order to Shareshull and his fellow justices not to intermeddle with the earl's liberties in Essex as he was about to set out for Gascony)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334903/

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