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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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SC 8/320/E448
Date
[c. 1311]
Description
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.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
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)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529500/

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