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Ralph de Ferrers. de Ferrers Ralph King. Ferrers requests letters of pardon for his...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12202

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This record is about the Ralph de Ferrers. de Ferrers Ralph King. Ferrers requests letters of pardon for his... dating from [1345] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/245/12202
Date
[1345]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph de Ferrers.
Name(s)
de Ferrers, Ralph
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Ferrers requests letters of pardon for his purchase of the manor of Claverley from his brother without licence as he has reached agreement with the queen, who has the custody of the manor during the minority of the heir, for the payment of a fine, the king having granted the queen the fine.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Claverley, [Shropshire].
People mentioned
Henry de Ferrers, brother of the petitioner
[Philippa of Hainault], Queen of England.
Note
The petition dates to 1345 as the privy seal warrant and the pardon date to 15 April 1345 (C 81/303/16761; CPR 1343-5, p.458).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 16761 in C 81/303

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. VI, 1343-1345, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.458 (pardon for the purchase with licence for him to retain the same)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439807/

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