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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
SC 8/272/13551
Date
[c. 1314-c. 1334]
Description
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.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517498/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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