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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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Christiana de Norton, widow of Roger de Norton. de Norton Christiana Duke. Christiana,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15440
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This record is about the Christiana de Norton, widow of Roger de Norton. de Norton Christiana Duke. Christiana,... dating from [1339] 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 8/309/15440
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1339]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Christiana de Norton, widow of Roger de Norton.
- Name(s)
- de Norton, Christiana
- Addressees
- Duke.
- Nature of request
- Christiana, widow of Roger de Norton, requests remedy because Morton, Horsbrok, Church and Carpenter came with force and arms and broke into her house in Wellington and stole goods and chattels worth £500. As a result she has lost her husband and been accused of robbery and felony and indicted, and dares not pursue her right in this matter or in her land in Warwickshire.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Wellington, Shropshire
- Wrekin, Shropshire
- Shrewsbury, [Shropshire]
- Warwickshire.
- People mentioned
- Roger de Nortone (Norton)
- John de Mortone (Morton), vicar of Ercall
- Adam de Horsbrok, chaplain
- John de la Chirche (Church), prior of St John's Hospital, Shrewsbury
- Thomas le Carpenter of Wellington.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1339 when protection was granted to the petitioner accordingly (CPR 1338-40, p. 201).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. IV, 1338-1340, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.201-2 (protection for petitioner in accordance with petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529037/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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