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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Stepulton (Stapleton) the elder of Shropshire. Stepulton (Stapleton) John King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/295/14741
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This record is about the John Stepulton (Stapleton) the elder of Shropshire. Stepulton (Stapleton) John King.... dating from [? c. 1410-? c. 1430] 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 8/295/14741
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1410-? c. 1430]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Stepulton (Stapleton) the elder of Shropshire.
- Name(s)
- Stepulton (Stapleton), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John Stepulton the elder of Shropshire states that he was rightfully seised in his demesne as in fee of the manor of Stapleton, until John Stepulton the younger, John Wynnesbury, John Pykard and others entered the manor with force and seized and occupied it, stealing the petitioner's goods. John has sued against these people for these wrongs, and has had writs to the justices of the peace and to other officers in Shropshire to do justice, and has spent all his wealth in this suit, but he has not been able to have justice at common law, because of the great maintenance of the malefactors. He asks the king to have consideration for his great wrongs and great poverty, and his age and weakness, which prevent him from working, and to order the Chancellor to summon the malefactors before him to answer to the petitioner and to explain their actions; and he asks that he might be restored to his manor.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Stapleton, Shropshire.
- People mentioned
- John Stepulton (Stapleton) the younger of Herefordshire, esquire
- John Wynnesbury of Shropshire, esquire
- John Pykard (Picard) of Shropshire, esquire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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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)
- French
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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/C9735907/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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