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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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Ralph Fitz William. Fitz William Ralph King. Fitz William requests the king's grace...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/320/E448
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This record is about the Ralph Fitz William. Fitz William Ralph King. Fitz William requests the king's grace... dating from [c. 1311] 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 8/320/E448
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1311]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Ralph Fitz William.
- Name(s)
- Fitz William, Ralph
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Fitz William requests the king's grace and that he and Hartlepool come before the council in full parliament to settle his plea against Hartlepool, the plea being commenced in Durham liberty but then taken before the Bench when the liberty was taken into the king's hand, and then subsequently transferred back to the liberty as the matter has been long delayed by lengthy legal process
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Durham liberty.
- People mentioned
- Geoffrey de Hartrepoll (Hartlepool)
- Roger le Brabazoun (Brabazon), justice
- Antony [Bek], Bishop of Durham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1311 as it refers to Bishop Bek as being late bishop of Durham, and he died in 1311.
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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 II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1894), pp.75, 202 (restoration of the liberties of Durham to Bishop Bek, cognisance of this suit specifically excepted, and transfer of the suit back to the cognisance of the bishop at the request of the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529500/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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