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John de Birton of Whatton, knight. de Birton John King. Birton requests that he is...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/253/12601

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This record is about the John de Birton of Whatton, knight. de Birton John King. Birton requests that he is... dating from [1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/253/12601
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
John de Birton of Whatton, knight.
Name(s)
de Birton, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Birton requests that he is granted a charter of pardon for the death of Ingram, feloniously killed at Whatton, for which he is indicted.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This petition is granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Whatton, [Nottinghamshire].
People mentioned
Edmund Ingram of Whatton.
Note
The petition dates to 1388 as a pardon was granted on 18 August 1388 (CPR 1385-9, p.494).
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. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.494 (grant of pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440208/

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