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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Derby. de Derby John King.. . . the king requests . . . John de Derby that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/339/16000
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This record is about the John de Derby. de Derby John King.. . . the king requests . . . John de Derby that... dating from [? c. 1385] 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 8/339/16000
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Derby.
- Name(s)
- de Derby, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- . . . the king requests . . . John de Derby that whereas he was assigned by your letters . . . and clerk of the your works and keeper of your victuals . . . loyally . . . John Elengeham, your sergeant-at-arms, had sued . . . John de Derby demanded of Lord Nevill, then your . . . charged him because no mention was made . . . Elengeham all things pertaining to the said offices . . . to know the reason why he should be removed contrary . . . so the said John de Derby occupied the offices . . . offices to Robert Claveryng, knight, by indenture . . . Keeper of your Privy Seal to write to the Barons . . . the said 20 December and . . . most wise council to hear the case of the said John de Derby . . . his account according to what justice and reason demand for . . .
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- People mentioned
- John Elengeham (Ellingham), sergeant-at-arms
- Lord Nevill
- Robert Claveryng (Clavering), knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated to c. 1385, with reference to mentions of John Ellingham in CPR 1381-5, on p.285 (6 May 1383), p.286 (27 May 1383) and p.287 (14 June 1383), and of John de Derby as Chancellor of Berwick-upon-Tweed on CPR 1381-5 p.534 (24 February 1385).
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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/C9736481/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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