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William Percy, sheriff of Sussex. Percy William Council. sheriff of Sussex [This...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13024
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This record is about the William Percy, sheriff of Sussex. Percy William Council. sheriff of Sussex [This... dating from [1378] 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 8/261/13024
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Percy, sheriff of Sussex.
- Name(s)
- Percy, William
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- sheriff of Sussex
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly faded.]William Percy, sheriff of Sussex, states that on the day of the Ascension last, the Mayor, bailiffs and community of Chichester disrupted the holding of the county court with force and arms. He asks that it might in future be held in another place, as he and his ministers do not dare to approach Chichester for fear of the people.
- Nature of endorsement
- Robert Bealknap and other sufficient people are to be appointed by commission to inquire into, hear and determine the matter; and the Sheriff is to be ordered by writ to hold the court at Lewes until the matter has been heard. And the said commissioners are to be named by the said Robert.
- Places mentioned
- Chichester, Sussex
- Lewes, Sussex.
- People mentioned
- Mayor, bailiffs and community of Chichester
- Robert Bealknap.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1377-81 p.252 is dated 30 May 1378, 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. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.252 (commission of oyer et terminer on this matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516968/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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