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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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John le Parker of Doddinghurst, fishmonger of London. Parker John King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E343
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This record is about the John le Parker of Doddinghurst, fishmonger of London. Parker John King and council.... dating from [1318-1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/318/E343
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1318-1319]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Parker of Doddinghurst, fishmonger of London.
- Name(s)
- Parker, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- fishmonger of London
- Nature of request
- Parker requests remedy and for certain people to be assigned to hear and determine his complaint against Chigwell as Parker brought a suit against Balduch for a debt but Chigwell attached Balduch to answer the king with the distress taken for Parker's debt without making satisfaction to Parker and without answer being made in court by form of law. Parker states that he and his family are totally ruined, and he is of no power whereas Chigwell is rich and of great power.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Hamo de Chiggewell (Chigwell), late sheriff of London
- Hugh de Garton, late sheriff of London
- Jaqes Balduch, Lombard.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1318-1319 because this petition appears to be part of an original file of that date (see the dating of SC 8/318/E340). The two former sheriffs of London, Garton and Chigwell, served from Michaelmas 1313 to Michaelmas 1314, and from Michaelmas 1314 to Michaelmas 1315 respectively (List of Sheriffs, 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529395/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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