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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Writ of Richard II to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire commanding...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12695
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Richard II to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire commanding... dating from 1389 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 8/254/12695
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1389
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Richard II to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire commanding him to warn Morthynglay to be in Chancery in the quindene of Easter next to show why his presentation to the vicarage of Mattersey should not be revoked.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]By the king himself.[On dorse:]The sheriff warned Morthynglay to appear at the day and place certified in the writ . . .Names of those by whom the writ was served: Maperley and Bunch.[The remaining entry in largely illegible but refers to the parties appearing by their attorneys and appears to be agreements to adjournments of the case].
- Places mentioned
- Mattersey, [Nottinghamshire]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Richard II, King of England
- Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
- Adam Towell, chaplain
- Alexander [Neville], Archbishop of York
- William Morthynglay, clerk
- John de Maperleye
- William Bunche
- Simon Gamstede, attorney of Adam Towell
- John Asplion, attorney of William Morthynglay.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ is dated to 15 February 1389 [12 Ric. II].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition with which this writ was formerly enclosed, see SC 8/254/12696
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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)
- Latin
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440302/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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