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John Parker the younger of Chepstow. Parker John Prince. Parker shows that Lewes,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/344/E1312
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This record is about the John Parker the younger of Chepstow. Parker John Prince. Parker shows that Lewes,... dating from 1482 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 8/344/E1312
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1482
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Parker the younger of Chepstow.
- Name(s)
- Parker, John
- Addressees
- Prince.
- Nature of request
- Parker shows that Lewes, Rede and Walter are indebted to him as appears by various obligations of theirs, but although he has laboured to be paid the sums because he is of little power and is unable to sue the process of law against them because they are of so great might and power. He requests that the prince will consider the premises and letters missive commanding them to content and pay the petitioner or to appear before the prince and his council at a certain day to answer the petitioner of such things that he will show and lay against them according as right appears.
- Nature of endorsement
- 30 April, 22 Edw.Letters to content the party fully, or to appear the [...] after the 15 May [...].
- Places mentioned
- Chepstow, [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- Magor, [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- Redwick, [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- [Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
- William Lewes of Chepstow
- Morgan Rede of Magor
- William Walter of Redwick.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1482 because the response has a dating clause dating it to 30 April 22 E[Edward IV].
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.529 (slightly inaccurate calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736732/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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