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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Spenser (Spencer), clerk and chaplain, son of William Spencer of Burton Pidsea....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/253/12608
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This record is about the John Spenser (Spencer), clerk and chaplain, son of William Spencer of Burton Pidsea.... dating from [1382] 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 8/253/12608
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1382]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Spenser (Spencer), clerk and chaplain, son of William Spencer of Burton Pidsea.
- Name(s)
- Spenser (Spencer), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- clerk and chaplain
- Nature of request
- Spenser requests that the king release and pardon all claim that he or his heirs have of neifty and servage on him as he and his ancestors are free but held certain lands in Burton Pidsea in bondage of the manor of Burstwick which are now in the king's hand by the death of his lady Isabel.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]This petition is granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Burton Pidsea, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Burstwick, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Isabella [de Coucy, Countess of Bedford].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1382 as the grant of release and manumission was made on 7 October 1382 (CPR 1381-5, p.177).
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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. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.177 (grant of release and manumission)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440215/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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