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Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York. Neville Alexander King. Archbishop of York...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/249/12405

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This record is about the Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York. Neville Alexander King. Archbishop of York... dating from [c. 1380] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/249/12405
Date
[c. 1380]
Description
Petitioners
Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York.
Name(s)
Neville, Alexander
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Archbishop of York
Nature of request
Alexander, archbishop of York requests that whereas, when he was in the King's service, certain people of York and others committed various trespasses and injuries against him, whereupon he sued an oyer and terminer, but to prevent him from having this action, the said people and others of York pretend to have a supersedeas of the said oyer and terminer, that the King order the keeper of the great seal to grant no supersedeas in this case, and that if the said people make any false accusation against him, he may be given a day to answer.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
York.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1380, since this is the date of the commission of oyer and terminer mentioned in the petition (CPR 1377-81, p. 469).
Related material

For a related petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/153/7632

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, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.469 (commission of oyer and terminer in accordance with the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440011/

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