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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Rithre, formerly Constable of Skipton castle. de Rithre John King and Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13016
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/261/13016
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Rithre, formerly Constable of Skipton castle.
- Name(s)
- de Rithre, John
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Constable of Skipton castle
- Nature of request
- John de Rithre, formerly Constable of Skipton castle, asks that Roger de Waltham, formerly Keeper of the Wardrobe, might be ordered to account with him for the wages of men at arms and hobblers retained by him at the King's command for the safe-keeping of the castle, and to make a fitting issue.
- Nature of endorsement
- A writ is to be sent to Roger de Waltham to account with John as is demanded by the petition, and to give him a bill in due form.
- Places mentioned
- Skipton in Craven (Skipton), [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Roger de Waltham, formerly Keeper of the Wardrobe.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CFR 1319-27 pp.400-401 is dated 21 July 1326. As there is no mention in this petition of 'the late king' or 'the king's father', it would seem most likely to date from 1326-1327. Roger de Waltham was Keeper of the Wardrobe between May 1322 and October 1323.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/304/15199
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.400-1 (grant to Geoffrey le Scrope of Skipton castle for three years, and order to John de Rithre to deliver it to him)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516960/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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