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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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William de Lychefeld (Lichfield) of Staffordshire. de Lychefeld (Lichfield) William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12182
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This record is about the William de Lychefeld (Lichfield) of Staffordshire. de Lychefeld (Lichfield) William... dating from [1348] 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 8/244/12182
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1348]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Lychefeld (Lichfield) of Staffordshire.
- Name(s)
- de Lychefeld (Lichfield), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Lychefeld requests remedy as he took a Scottish prisoner at the battle of Durham to hold to ransom, but Eure has wrongfully taken him for a higher ransom without Lychefeld's consent. He also shows that Eure holds Rammesey, another prisoner, to ransom against the king's wishes.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the matter be enquired of . . . and to the party, the letter is made to the chancellor on the 10th day of April.
- Places mentioned
- Durham (Neville's Cross), [County Durham].
- People mentioned
- John de Euyr (Eure), knight of Northumberland
- Patrick de Rammesey.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1348 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 11 April 1348 [22 Edw. III] (C 81/330/19438).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 19438 in C 81/330
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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/C9439787/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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