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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
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John de Berton (Barton). de Berton (Barton) John King. Berton requests remedy [and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13388
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This record is about the John de Berton (Barton). de Berton (Barton) John King. Berton requests remedy [and... dating from [1327-1333] 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 8/268/13388
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Berton (Barton).
- Name(s)
- de Berton (Barton), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Berton requests remedy [and a] pardon for he has been indicted by his neighbours of homicide, arson and theft, and he is totally ruined and has nothing for him or his wife and children to live on.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.2) Concerning the pardon of the felonies the king ought not to do this, but concerning the outlawry, let this petition be delivered to Bury that he show the king, and say his will so that if the outlawry be pardoned, that he surrender and stand to the law.
- People mentioned
- Richard de Bury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1327-1323 as the response refers to Richard de Bury, a close adviser of the young Edward III, and before he was elevated to the bishopric of Durham.
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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/C9517335/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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