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William Clipston. Clipston William Council. Clipston requests remedy against Denny...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/264/13170
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This record is about the William Clipston. Clipston William Council. Clipston requests remedy against Denny... dating from [c. 1397] 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 8/264/13170
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1397]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Clipston.
- Name(s)
- Clipston, William
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- Clipston requests remedy against Denny and Piers who came to his manor of Bartlow on the Saturday after the Exultation of the Holy Cross in the twenty-first year of the King's reign [1397] with 20 armed men, entered his chamber, frightening his wife, searched his bed and other rooms in the manor and stole 5 marks and other small items to the value of 7 marks, and that men be assigned by commission to enquire, hear and determine all trespasses and felonies done to him by Denny, Piers and the others on that day or at any time since.
- Nature of endorsement
- The bill was found to be true by inquisition etc. except that the goods were estimated at 100s. and no more, but by another inquisition they were estimated at only 60s.
- Places mentioned
- Bartlow, Cambridgeshire.
- People mentioned
- Robert Denny, knight
- Henry Piers.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1397, since the petition refers to events occurring in October of this year.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition complaining about Denny see SC 8/263/13111
For a related petition see SC 8/266/13255
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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/C9517116/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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