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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Writ of Henry VI to the Sheriff of Yorkshire and to Richard...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/236/11757
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Henry VI to the Sheriff of Yorkshire and to Richard... dating from 1448 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 8/236/11757
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1448
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Henry VI to the Sheriff of Yorkshire and to Richard Hase, keeper of York castle gaol, or to either of them, stating that John, Cardinal Archbishop of York has informed him that one Thomas Brodelegh, accused of certain felonies, escaped from Wakefield prison and sought sanctuary in the parish church of Wakefield, but that he was forcibly removed from there and taken to York castle gaol. He orders them that, if this is so, they are to return Thomas to Wakefield church.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- York
- Wakefield, [West Riding of] Yorkshire
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Henry [VI], King of England
- [John Conyers, knight], Sheriff of Yorkshire
- Richard Hase, keeper of York castle gaol
- John [Kempe], Cardinal Archbishop of York
- Thomas Brodelegh, alias Thomas Brodeley
- Thomas Brodeley, alias Thomas Brodelegh
- Godyng.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the letter which gave rise to this writ, see SC 8/236/11761
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9335316/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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