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William Robert of Stanton. Robert William King. Robert requests that because of his...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/253/12606
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This record is about the William Robert of Stanton. Robert William King. Robert requests that because of his... dating from [1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/253/12606
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Robert of Stanton.
- Name(s)
- Robert, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Robert requests that because of his great age he be granted a charter of exemption that he not serve on assizes, juries, attaints or recognizances, and he not be made mayor, sheriff, escheator, coroner, justice of the peace or in other offices against his will.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]This is granted by the king himself.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Stanton, [Shropshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1388 as the exemption was granted on 29 July 1388 (CPR 1385-9, p.498).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.498 (grant of the exemption)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440213/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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William Robert of Stanton. Robert William King. Robert requests that because of his...