Scarborough

Offices of Scarborough (and who held them)

• Bailiff of Scardeburgh
  John le Charetter
• Constable of Scarborough Castle
  John Sampson
• Constable of Scardeburgh Castle
  Henry de Percy
• Keeper of Scardeburgh
  Hugh de Sancto Lupo

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Possibly the same place (suggestions, not merged)

Similarly-spelled place-names (e.g. Notingham → Nottingham). Kept separate until a human confirms.

Mentioned in the text

The printed indexes cite Scarborough in 10 entries beyond those issued here — lands, churches and commissions touching the place.

• 1274-11-08 — Commission to Guichard de Charrun, William de Northburgh, Ranulph de Dacre, and Alexander de Kirketon, to enquire touching a complaint by the men of Scarborough, co. York, that whe…
• 1275-01-16 — Commission of oyer and terminer to Geoffrey de Nevill, Nicholas de Stapelton, und Ralph de Broghton, touching the excesses. and trespasses to have been committed by the burgesses a…
• 1324-09-30 — Protection, for one year, for William de Willardby, who is suing for the king by divers writs against William le Cartere and Robert de Helperthorp and other persons of the town of …
• 1324-10-20 — Protection with clause nolumus, for one year, for Thomas le Taillour of Scardeburgh.…
• 1324-10-20 — The like for : Robert le Smyth of Scardeburgh. John Wawayn of Scardeburgh. Master Geoffrey de Eyton.…
• 1325-11-26 — Appointment during pleasure of Eleanor late the wife of Henry de Percy to the custody of the corpus of the castle of Scardeburgh, for her dwelling there, on condition that she main…
• 1326-09-07 — Commission to Thomas de Burton and John de Kylvyngton, to enquire touching a complaint by John de Wygemore and Archibald de Crabarry, merchants of Scotland, that whereas they and t…
• 1326-10-02 — Protection and safe-conduct, until Christmas, for Master Simon de Caral, clerk, of Scotland, who was lately arrested by certain of the king's mariners, with two servants and divers…

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Where the court travelled (to and from Scarborough)

A “move” links two consecutive dated entries whose places differ and fall within 60 days of each other — a coarse proxy for the great seal's journeys, not an itinerary of every step. Distances are straight-line, so real road journeys were longer.

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