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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Tothe of Malton, labourer. Tothe John King. labourer Tothe requests that letters...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15892
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This record is about the John Tothe of Malton, labourer. Tothe John King. labourer Tothe requests that letters... dating from [c. 1425-c. 1475] 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 8/336/15892
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1425-c. 1475]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Tothe of Malton, labourer.
- Name(s)
- Tothe, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- labourer
- Nature of request
- Tothe requests that letters of the privy seal be directed to Couper to make restitution to the petitioner or to come before the council to answer for his actions. When Couper was bailiff errant of Ryedale and Helmsley wapentake he wrongly and maliciously amerced Tothe for his land in Great Edstone.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Malton, [North Riding of] Yorkshire
- Mikyll Eddisdon (Great Edstone), [North Riding of] Yorkshire
- Little Habton, [North Riding of] Yorkshire
- Ryedale, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Helmsley, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Robert Cowpar (Couper) of Little Habton, yeoman, late bailiff errant in Ryedale and Helmsley wapentake.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated impressionistically, on the basis of the hand and form, to the second or third quarters of the fifteenth century.
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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/C9736280/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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