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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Burdet. Burdet John King. Burdet complains that he was seised lawfully of the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/338/E1209
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This record is about the John Burdet. Burdet John King. Burdet complains that he was seised lawfully of the... 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/E1209
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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
- John Burdet.
- Name(s)
- Burdet, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Burdet complains that he was seised lawfully of the manor of Seckington until Stanley and Lisle came with others arrayed for war by the procurement of Richard Burdet, and by threats forced his tenants to pay their rents to them for Richard for fear of their lives and loss of their goods. The petitioner is not of such power to sue the course of the common law against those riotous people, and requests the king's letters of the privy seal severally to Stanley and Lisle commanding them to appear in person before the king and council at such time and place to be specified to answer these premises.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) ... obligation by order of the king by word of mouth Master Richard Langport.2) Let letters be sent of 13 May, 20 Edw. IV to appear at Westminster in the quindene of Trinity both of them under the pain of 100 marks.[On dorse:]John Burdet against Humphrey Stanley.
- Places mentioned
- Seckington, Warwickshire
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Humphrey Stanley, esquire
- Henry Lysle (Lisle), esquire
- Richard Burdet, bastard
- Richard Langport.
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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 13 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/C9683337/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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