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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Felsted, usher of the King's Exchequer. de Felsted John King. usher of the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/255/12746
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This record is about the John de Felsted, usher of the King's Exchequer. de Felsted John King. usher of the... dating from [1385] 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 8/255/12746
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Felsted, usher of the King's Exchequer.
- Name(s)
- de Felsted, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- usher of the King's Exchequer
- Nature of request
- John de Felsted, usher of the King's Exchequer, states through Adam Ramsey, esquire, that he had been instructed to guard to the door of the Exchequer against a certain chaplain who had gone mad and was wandering in Westminster Hall, and that, because he was denied entry, this chaplain beat John severely with a staff, so that in self-defence John struck him with a dagger. For this he has been removed from office and imprisoned in the Fleet prison by the Chief Baron of the Exchequer. He asks the King to pardon him the contempt, and to grant him his letters, mentioning this pardon, to the Chief Baron and his companions, that he might have his office back as before.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] This bill has been granted by the King.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Fleet prison, [London].
- People mentioned
- Adam Ramsey, esquire
- [Edward III], King of England
- Isabella [of Woodstock, Countess of Bedford].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1385-9 p.12 is dated 10 September 1385, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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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.12 (pardon to the petitioner, and restitution to his office)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440353/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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