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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John le Forester of Corbridge; William le Forester of Corbridge; Alan Forester of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/243/12108
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This record is about the John le Forester of Corbridge; William le Forester of Corbridge; Alan Forester of... dating from [c. 1333] 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 8/243/12108
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Forester of Corbridge; William le Forester of Corbridge; Alan Forester of Corbridge.
- Name(s)
- Forester; Forester; Forester, John; William; Alan
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John le Forester requests that he be granted a charter of pardon for the death of Welles for which he is indicted, and of all other manner of felonies and trespasses. William and Alan request pardons of all manner of trespasses and indictments. They were all at the siege and battle of Berwick in Neville's company.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]The bill was delivered to the chancellor by Neville, and by Neville's testimony they were granted letters of pardon.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Corbridge, [Northumberland]
- Berewick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- Ralph de Neville, king's steward
- Hugh de Welles.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1333 in part on the date '7 Edw. 3.' Stamped on the guard, but also on the reference to the siege of Berwick in that year.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439711/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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