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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Dean of St Martin's in London. King. Dean of St Martin's in London The dean of St...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/270/13497
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/270/13497
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1440]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Dean of St Martin's in London.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Dean of St Martin's in London
- Nature of request
- The dean of St Martin's requests that the chancellor be commanded to ordain that the strange men that the sheriffs and many of the commons of London forcibly removed from sanctuary in his church be restored to sanctuary.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Philip Malpas, sheriff of London
- Robert Marchal (Marchall), sheriff of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1440 as it refers to the actions of Malpas and Marchall as sheriffs of London and that the alleged offence occurred on 1 September. The sheriffs served from Michaelmas 1439 to Michaelmas 1440 (List of Sheriffs, p.203). In addition the sheriffs were ordered to restore the men to sanctuary on 10 September 1440 (CCR 1435-41, p.392).
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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)
- English
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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 Close Rolls, Hen VI, vol. III, 1435-1441, (Public Record Office, 1937), p.392 (order to the sheriff to restore the men to sanctuary)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517444/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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