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Henry de Merton, taverner. de Merton Henry [Lost] taverner [The plaint is damaged].Exchequer...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/334/E1180

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This record is about the Henry de Merton, taverner. de Merton Henry [Lost] taverner [The plaint is damaged].Exchequer... dating from [c. 1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/334/E1180
Date
[c. 1319]
Description
Petitioners
Henry de Merton, taverner.
Name(s)
de Merton, Henry
Addressees
[Lost]
Occupation
taverner
Nature of request
[The plaint is damaged].Exchequer plaint of Merton complaining of Mereworth and Lutekyn who came into the row of Holborn and took Merton and imprisoned him amongst robbers and appealers and held him [...] wrongfully and against the peace of the king [...].1)
Nature of endorsement
Exchequer.2) Deferred.3) Friday in the feast of St Margaret.
Places mentioned
Holborn, [London]
Newgate, [London].
People mentioned
Simon de Mereworth
Adam Lutekyn (Lodekyn).
Note
The plaint is dated to c. 1319 as it appears that this plaint was part of a file (SC 8/334/E1154-E1183B) that seems to date to the York parliament held in 1319 (cf. SC 8/334/E1183B).
Related material

This plaint is part of a former file consisting of SC 8/334/E1154-SC 8/334/E1183B and see SC 8/334/E1183B

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/C9683307/

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