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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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Robert Densom of Methley, valet, son of Hugh Densom. Densom Robert King. valet Densom...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/228/11378
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This record is about the Robert Densom of Methley, valet, son of Hugh Densom. Densom Robert King. valet Densom... dating from [1352] 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 8/228/11378
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1352]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Densom of Methley, valet, son of Hugh Densom.
- Name(s)
- Densom, Robert
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- valet
- Nature of request
- Densom requests a charter of pardon for the death of Tasker and of the outlawry that was pronounced on him when he was serving in the wars of Gascony, Brittany and Scotland as is attested by Bentley and Prior.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face: impression of privy seal as signification of assent.][On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Methley, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Harewood, [West Riding] of Yorkshire
- Gascony, [France]
- Brittany, [France]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- Hugh Densom, father of the petitioner
- Thomas le Tasker of Harewood
- Walter de Bentele (Bentley)
- Thomas Priour.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1352 as the pardon was granted on 6 May 1352 (CPR 1350-4, p.259).
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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, Edw III, vol. IX, 1350-1354, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.259 (grant of pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334938/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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