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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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William le Draper of Staundon. le Draper William King and council. Draper requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/311/15536
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This record is about the William le Draper of Staundon. le Draper William King and council. Draper requests... dating from [c. 1320] 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 8/311/15536
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le Draper of Staundon.
- Name(s)
- le Draper, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Draper requests remedy against Garderobe who owes him £20 in damages for a trespass with force and arms made against him, as was found by inquisition. Garderobe didn't have lands or chattels with which to levy the damages and so was arrested, but has acquired a charter of pardon.
- Nature of endorsement
- The justices of the King's Bench should be ordered to examine the record and process mentioned in the petition. If it is found that Garderobe was attainted of trespass and damages were awarded to Draper and that Garderobe was released by virtue of his charter without paying Draper damages, they should then arrest Garderobe and detain him in prison until he has made grace for the said damages.
- Places mentioned
- Staundon [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- William de la Garderobe of Staundon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to after 1320 since the endorsement is in Anglo-Norman.
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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/C9682546/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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