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William Ore of Bridport. Ore William Prince of Wales. Ore requests that he is granted...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E1005

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This record is about the William Ore of Bridport. Ore William Prince of Wales. Ore requests that he is granted... dating from [1375-1376] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/333/E1005
Date
[1375-1376]
Description
Petitioners
William Ore of Bridport.
Name(s)
Ore, William
Addressees
Prince of Wales.
Nature of request
Ore requests that he is granted letters to the mayor and sheriff of London that if they do not have any cause to hold him in prison that they deliver him immediately, and if they have sufficient cause upon him that he is able to be at the common law at the next delivery without him be kept in prison any longer. He has been in Newgate gaol for four years or more without cause, he being taken by Sharp at the command of Adam, the gaoler of Newgate, without warrant.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bridport, [Dorset]
Newgate prison, [London]
London.
People mentioned
John Sharp
Adam, gaoler of Newgate.
Note
The petition is dated to 1375-1376 as it comes from an original file of petitions addressed to the Black Prince or his council dating to those years.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/333/E997

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/C9683128/

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