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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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Reference
SC 8/332/15782
Date
[? c. 1494]
Description
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.
Note
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.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VII, vol. II, 1494-1509, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.6 (general pardon to Stirley alias Strelley of Nottinghamshire)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736373/

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