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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
William Fitz Thomas, son of John Fitz Thomas of Lincoln. Fitz Thomas William King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13008
What’s it about?
This record is about the William Fitz Thomas, son of John Fitz Thomas of Lincoln. Fitz Thomas William King... dating from [? c. 1320-? c. 1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/261/13008
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1320-? c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Fitz Thomas, son of John Fitz Thomas of Lincoln.
- Name(s)
- Fitz Thomas, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is slightly damaged.]William, son of John Fitz Thomas of Lincoln, states that he brought a writ against William de Clif concerning certain lands in Lincolnshire, and that seisin was adjudged to him by the court; but that he could not have execution because it was maliciously attested to the court that William's lands are seized into the King's hand, although they are not. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to clarify in what court he has recovery; and the justices are to be ordered that notwithstanding the said . . . they are to let him have execution.
- Places mentioned
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
- People mentioned
- John Fitz Thomas of Lincoln
- William de Clif.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Roughly dated according to the hand and the French endorsement.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516952/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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