Piece
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
Walter Hardheved (Hardhead) of Cockermouth. Hardheved (Hardhead) Walter King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/265/13246
What’s it about?
This record is about the Walter Hardheved (Hardhead) of Cockermouth. Hardheved (Hardhead) Walter King and... dating from [1305] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/265/13246
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Walter Hardheved (Hardhead) of Cockermouth.
- Name(s)
- Hardheved (Hardhead), Walter
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Hardheved, made keeper of the gaol of the castle of Cockermouth by Normanville when the honour of Cockermouth came into the King's hand after the death of the Countess of Aumale and into Normanville's keeping, requests pardon for the escape of Alde, arrested on suspicion of stealing a cow and detained in the same prison, who broke out at night and escaped because the gaol is so feeble and insufficient that it cannot be safely guarded. The petitioner promptly raised the hue and cry and Alde was recaptured and beheaded at Setmurthy on a mountain called Howrigg.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King pardons him and wishes that he be quit and have a charter thereon etc.
- Places mentioned
- Cockermouth, [Cumberland]
- Ireby, [Cumberland]
- Setmurthy, [Cumberland].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Normanvill (Normanville), late escheator beyond the Trent
- [Isabella de Fortibus], late Countess of Aumale
- Michael Alde of Ireby.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
-
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.316 (pardon to Hardheved in accordance with the petition)
- Memoranda de Parliamento, or Records of the Parliament holden at Westminster, 25 Edw I, Ed. F.W. Maitland, (Rolls Series, vol. XCVIII, 1893), p.40 (no.57) (edition of petition)
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 12, appendix, no.58 (edition and translation of petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517193/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
74,884 records
18,283 records
51 records
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/265/13246
Walter Hardheved (Hardhead) of Cockermouth. Hardheved (Hardhead) Walter King and...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.