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John de Burton. de Burton John King. Burton requests a pardon for him of the trespass...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/241/12048

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Reference
SC 8/241/12048
Date
[1338]
Description
Petitioners
John de Burton.
Name(s)
de Burton, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Burton requests a pardon for him of the trespass committed by Ragged who in the time of the king's grandfather purchased land and rent in Stanley and Wakefield from the earl of Surrey who held them in chief, Ragged then enfeoffing the petitioner's father.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Stanley, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Wakefield, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Thomas le Ragged
John de Warenne, earl of Surrey
John de Burton, father of the petitioner.
Note
The petition dates to 1338 as the privy seal warrant with which this petition was enclosed and the pardon and restoration of the land and rent date to 7 July 1338 [12 Edw. III] (C 81/247/11164; CPR 1338-40, pp.107-8).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.11164 in C 81/247

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. IV, 1338-1340, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.107-8 (pardon and restoration of the land and rent)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439651/

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