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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Not specified Chancellor. The petition states that Walter de Oxeburgh and John Ledecombe,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14843
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This record is about the Not specified Chancellor. The petition states that Walter de Oxeburgh and John Ledecombe,... dating from [c. 1362-c. 1369] 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 8/297/14843
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1362-c. 1369]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Not specified
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The petition states that Walter de Oxeburgh and John Ledecombe, cobblers, were asked to find security to keep the peace before Edmund Chelreye and his companions, Justices of the Peace in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, together with other malefactors from Abingdon, and that because of their rebellion and disobedience before these justices, they were thrown into prison in Oxford, from where they have now escaped, and are wandering with force and arms, boasting of their escape and threatening William de Shiltwode, William Catyn, and other servants of the Abbot of Abingdon. The petition asks that Edmund might be ordered to make his record, and to certify Chancery of the names of the rebels, and that such a remedy might be ordained as to serve as an example to others.
- Nature of endorsement
- Abingdon.
- Places mentioned
- Abingdon, [Berkshire]
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire]
- Berkshire
- Oxfordshire.
- People mentioned
- Walter de Oxeburgh, cobbler
- John Ledecombe, cobbler
- Edmund Chelreye (Chelerey), Justice of the Peace in Oxfordshire and Berkshire
- William de Shiltwode, clerk, servant of the Abbot of Abingdon
- William Catyn, servant of the Abbot of Abingdon
- Abbot of Abingdon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated with reference to SC 8/297/14842.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related memorandum, see SC 8/297/14842
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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/C9518045/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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