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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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Adam le Clerc (Clerk) of St Michael on Wyre, son of William le Clerk Clerc (Clerk)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/272/13551
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This record is about the Adam le Clerc (Clerk) of St Michael on Wyre, son of William le Clerk Clerc (Clerk)... dating from [c. 1314-c. 1334] 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 8/272/13551
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1314-c. 1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Adam le Clerc (Clerk) of St Michael on Wyre, son of William le Clerk
- Name(s)
- Clerc (Clerk), Adam
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Le Clerc requests that he be granted a charter of Peace for the outlawry pronounced upon him in a suit of novel disseisin brought against him and others by Scail as it was done in his absence while he was in the king's war at Berwick, and he requests that he pardoned the fine and fee for sealing as he has nothing.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram domino rege because it pertains to the king's special grace.
- Places mentioned
- St Michael on Wyre, [Lancashire]
- Hornington, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- Maud Scail of Hornington
- Henry Lescrop (Scrope), justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1314-c. 1334 as the petition refers to the king's last visit to Berwick, and although the hand appears to be of Edward II or III's reign it is unclear whether the reference is to events leading up to Edward II's loss of Berwick, or Edward III's recapture of it.
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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/C9517498/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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