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John de Touthorp, clerk. de Touthorp John King and council. Touthorp requests remedy...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/327/E866

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This record is about the John de Touthorp, clerk. de Touthorp John King and council. Touthorp requests remedy... dating from [c. 1323] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/327/E866
Date
[c. 1323]
Description
Petitioners
John de Touthorp, clerk.
Name(s)
de Touthorp, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Touthorp requests remedy as Estrington and Esshton came to Clifton and took 101 sheep of the petitioner and drove them to York and then to Knavesmire where they detained them, and ate some, and the petitioner could not have delivery until he made a fine and ransom, and he could still not have delivery until he released all manner of actions that he had against them.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue a writ of trespass.
Places mentioned
York
Clifton, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
Knaresmire (Knavesmire), [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Thomas de Estrington of York
John de Esshton of York.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1323 on the basis of internal evidence that refers to events in the week of Pentecost in the sixteenth year of the king's reign, the hand suggesting Edward II's reign.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682861/

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