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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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Robert Breton (Bretton). Breton (Bretton) Robert King and the lords of his council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/338/E1206
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This record is about the Robert Breton (Bretton). Breton (Bretton) Robert King and the lords of his council.... dating from [1480] 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 8/338/E1206
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1480]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Breton (Bretton).
- Name(s)
- Breton (Bretton), Robert
- Addressees
- King and the lords of his council.
- Nature of request
- Breton complains that he was granted land, common of pasture for all his beasts, a place called Halityf in the vill of Thrybergh, access to his dwelling place and to be able to grind at the mill multure free by ..., but has been disseised of this by Reresby by his power. He complained about this when the king was last at Pontefract, but Reresby continued to prevent him from profiting from his land. He is of no power to pursue this at the common law and requests that in reformation and continuance of his right that letters of the privy seal be granted to him and directed to Reresby to appear before the king at a day to be appointed under a certain pain to answer the premises.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]Let letters be sent just as requested of the 2nd day of May in the 20th year to appear at Westminster on 12th day of the same month under penalty of £40.[On dorse].Bill of R. Breton.
- Places mentioned
- Thrybergh, [West Riding of] Yorkshire.
- People mentioned
- Adam Normavell
- Ralph Reresby of Thrybergh.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1480 as the response refers to letters to be issued on 2 May 20 (Edw. IV).
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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)
- English
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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/C9683334/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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