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Robert de Horstede. de Horstede Robert [Not specified]. Horstede, indicted of the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/308/15372

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This record is about the Robert de Horstede. de Horstede Robert [Not specified]. Horstede, indicted of the... dating from [? 1294] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/308/15372
Date
[? 1294]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Horstede.
Name(s)
de Horstede, Robert
Addressees
[Not specified].
Nature of request
Horstede, indicted of the death and interment of an unknown woman found at Ashbury, requests leave to go to Gascony in the King's service according to the common cry granted by the King.
Nature of endorsement
Pledges: Horford; Stratton; Peter; le Treur; Brecan'; Axbridge; Burlhinite; Gymton.
Places mentioned
Ashbury, Berkshire
Gascony, [France]
Somerset
Lancashire
Hampshire.
People mentioned
Robert de Horford
Roger de Straton (Stratton) of Somerset
Peter [de Stratton]
Andrew le Treur of Lancashire
William de Brecan'
William de Axebrig (Axbridge) of Somerset
Thomas de Burlhinite of Hampshire
William de Gymton of Hampshire.
Note
The petition probably dates to 1294 when Edward I first issued a proclamation offering persons charged with felony conditional pardon in return for military service.
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/C9528969/

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