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Thomas Merkes, Bishop of Carlisle. Merkes Thomas Chancellor. Bishop of Carlisle Thomas,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/303/15105

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Reference
SC 8/303/15105
Date
[1397-1399]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas Merkes, Bishop of Carlisle.
Name(s)
Merkes, Thomas
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
Bishop of Carlisle
Nature of request
Thomas, bishop of Carlisle, who is overseas in the King's service, requests that a writ be directed to the sheriff of Westmorland to cause certain persons to come before the King's council to answer for their actions and to receive justice, namely Gnayth, Thyrn, Boys, Thompson, Hothom, Ibbotson, Blackwell, Strickland, Richardson and Barber, who came with force and arms to Penrith and lay in wait for Richmond, assaulted him and drove him from Penrith to Greystoke and would have killed him had he not escaped, and Thomas, Alexander and William Damson, who shortly afterwards came with force and arms to St Mary's church in Carlisle and would have assaulted Richmond had he not escaped, and lay in wait for him for a week until they found him in Carlisle and beat and wounded him.
Nature of endorsement
The parties named within have a day at Shrewsbury on the quinzaine of St Hilary.[In a later hand] 21 Richard II [1397].
Places mentioned
Carlisle, [Cumberland]
Botchergate, Carlisle, [Cumberland]
Penrith, [Cumberland]
Greystoke, [Cumberland]
Westmorland
Shrewsbury, [Shropshire].
People mentioned
John de Gnayth
William de Thyrn
Henry Boys
William Thomson (Thompson)
John Hothom
John Ibbotson
Richard de Blakwol (Blackwell)
Richard de Strikland (Strickland)
John Richardson of Botchergate
Robert Barbour (Barber) the younger of Carlisle
Thomas Richemond (Richmond), bishop's clerk and registrar
Thomas Damson, chaplain
Alexander Damson, servant
William Damson
sheriff of Westmorland.
Note
This petition dates to 1397-9 since this is when the petitioner was often overseas in the service of Richard II. Written on the guard in a later hand is the date 21 Richard II.
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/C9528852/

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