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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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Master, brothers, sisters and the sick of the hospital of St Leonard, York. King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/230/11481
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This record is about the Master, brothers, sisters and the sick of the hospital of St Leonard, York. King.... dating from [c. 1416] 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 8/230/11481
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1416]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Master, brothers, sisters and the sick of the hospital of St Leonard, York.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The master, brothers, sisters and sick of the hospital request writs to Langton and the Shepherds to be before the council at Westminster at a certain day for Langton to show his evidence by which he claims common in the turbary of Heslington, and another writ to the sheriff to deliver the writs to them and to certify the day. Langton has disturbed the hospital in the enjoyment of its turbary which it was granted at its foundation by the king's progenitors, and the hospital is of to poor an estate and Langton of a great lineage and alliance for them to sustain a case.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]Pledge to prosecute: John Marthall and John Wythef.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- York
- Heslington, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Thurshawe turbary in Heslington, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Thirspole turbary in Heslington, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- John Langton of York, esquire
- Thomas Shepherd of Heslington
- John Shepherd of Heslington
- John Marthall, clerk
- John Wythef.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1416 on the basis of the dating given on the guard note. This is, in part, based on the dating given to other petitions from Chancery Files 548 in this SC 8 file.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Files 548.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335040/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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