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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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Thomas ... of Northumberland, knight. Thomas [Lost]. [The petition is very badly...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1332
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This record is about the Thomas ... of Northumberland, knight. Thomas [Lost]. [The petition is very badly... dating from [c. 1440-c. 1480] 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 8/345/E1332
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1440-c. 1480]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas ... of Northumberland, knight.
- Name(s)
- Thomas
- Addressees
- [Lost].
- Nature of request
- [The petition is very badly damaged with substantial sections of both sides of the petition being missing and some of the remainder being illegible].The petitioner complains of evil done to him by the Breretons apparently in attempts to rob and kill him. The petitioner requests that the Breretons be summoned [to appear] on a certain day to be limited to answer to the petitioner.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Northumberland
- Malpas, [Cheshire]
- Shropshire
- Combermere, [Cheshire].
- People mentioned
- Randolph Brereton of Malpas in Shropshire, knight, the father
- Randolph Brereton of Malpas, the son
- William Courtenaye (Courtenay).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1440-c. 1480 on the basis of the hand, and because the petition is in English.
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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/C9736753/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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