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John Strelley of Haselbech, esquire. Strelley John King; Bishop of Canterbury [Draft...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15782
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This record is about the John Strelley of Haselbech, esquire. Strelley John King; Bishop of Canterbury [Draft... dating from [? c. 1494] 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 8/332/15782
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1494]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Strelley of Haselbech, esquire.
- Name(s)
- Strelley, John
- Addressees
- King; Bishop of Canterbury
- Nature of request
- [Draft petitions] Strelley requests remedy for the wrong done to him by Henry Vernun who has taken his lands and livelihood in Derbyshire.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Haselbech, [Northamptonshire]
- Derby, [Derbyshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry Vernun
- [John Morton, arch]bishop of Canterbury, [chancellor]
- Edward [IV or V], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1494, with reference to CPR 1494-1509, p. 6, and probably, by the simple address, to before 1493 when Morton became cardinal. However, CPR 1494-1509, p. 6 refers to a John Stirley als. Strelley of Nottinghamshire and might not be this petitioner at all.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VII, vol. II, 1494-1509, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.6 (general pardon to Stirley alias Strelley of Nottinghamshire)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736373/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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