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Pierre Norman, merchant of Gascony. Norman Pierre King. Gascony, [France]. Norman...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/313/E52

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This record is about the Pierre Norman, merchant of Gascony. Norman Pierre King. Gascony, [France]. Norman... dating from [? c. 1305] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/313/E52
Date
[? c. 1305]
Description
Petitioners
Pierre Norman, merchant of Gascony.
Name(s)
Norman, Pierre
Addressees
King.
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France].
Nature of request
Norman requests remedy so that debts which are due to him by recognizance before the stewards and marshals of the Household be paid, or that he is able to have a writ by which he can recover the debts as he is unable to have recovery as no writ can be issued from that court by reason of Magna Carta.
Nature of endorsement
Concerning recognisances made before the steward and marshal of the Household and of broken obligations by which it is not possible to have execution of judgment.
Note
The petition is dated to? 1302 as the majority of petitions in this file probably date to this year.The suggested dating given in the guard note is '? before 1305' based on another petition by the same petitioner concerning the payment of debts which provides some support to this dating (SC 8/317/E259).
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner on a related matter, see SC 8/317/E259

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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/C9529103/

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