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William de Botheby, Keeper of St Leonard's Hospital, York. de Botheby William King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/251/12515

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Reference
SC 8/251/12515
Date
[1391]
Description
Petitioners
William de Botheby, Keeper of St Leonard's Hospital, York.
Name(s)
de Botheby, William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Keeper of St Leonard's Hospital, York
Nature of request
William de Botheby, Keeper of St. Leonard's Hospital, York, requests remedy against Thurkill and Feriby, who he claims have come to the house and carried off various charters and the common seal of the house, and have fraudulently produced various charters and issued liveries and corrodies, to the destruction of the hospital.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
St Leonard's Hospital, York.
People mentioned
Thomas Thurkhill
William de Feriby
Note
A chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed was issued on 17 July 1391, evidently in response to this request.
Related material

For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.7453 of C 81/527

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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/C9440121/

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