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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Wer of Grasby. de Wer William King and council. Wer requests that justice...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/326/E721
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This record is about the William de Wer of Grasby. de Wer William King and council. Wer requests that justice... dating from [1291-1307] 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 8/326/E721
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1291-1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Wer of Grasby.
- Name(s)
- de Wer, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Wer requests that justice is done to him concerning his grievance against Bevercotes as he brought a writ of the king founded on the statute 'pardurabel languysant' and the sheriff of Lincoln took the inquisition and it was found that the petitioner was 'pardurable languysant' and Bevercotes was commanded that he not trouble the petitioner by putting him on assizes or inquisitions or juries, but he has continued to do so.
- Nature of endorsement
- He did not come.
- Places mentioned
- Grasby, Lincolnshire
- North Riding [of Lindsey], Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- William de Bevercotes, bailiff of the North Riding.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1291-1307 as the petition refers to events in 19 Edw. I, and there is nothing to indicate that the petition was not produced in the same king's reign.
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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/C9682716/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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