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William de Fournyvall (Furnival). de Fournyvall (Furnival) William King. [The petition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/247/12333

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This record is about the William de Fournyvall (Furnival). de Fournyvall (Furnival) William King. [The petition... dating from [1375] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/247/12333
Date
[1375]
Description
Petitioners
William de Fournyvall (Furnival).
Name(s)
de Fournyvall (Furnival), William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[The petition is very badly faded and in parts illegible].Fournyval requests a suitable remedy as Roklay and others came armed to Sheffield and killed his parker and when he tried to attach them to do justice they have resisted him.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Sheffield, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Robert de Roklay
Richard Roklay
Roger Herkote, parker of the petitioner.
Note
The petition dates to 1375 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 28 August 1375 [49 Edw. III] (C 81/442/30631).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 30631 in C 81/442

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/48/2362

For a related petition, see SC 8/46/2291

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439939/

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