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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Gilbert de Aton. de Aton Gilbert King and council. Aton shows that he has purchased...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/705
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/15/705
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gilbert de Aton.
- Name(s)
- de Aton, Gilbert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Aton shows that he has purchased his inheritance after the death of his ancestor William de Vescy, which inheritance was not found to be held in chief except the manor of Catthorpe. Aton has still not had seisin of the manor or the remainder of his inheritance, until he has released all claim that he has in the manor of Catthorpe to Damory. The king has distrained him for the relief of his inheritance, so that he requests remedy be made for him.
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning the relief, after he has entered as heir it is right that he makes it; and concerning the demand for the manor, he has released etc.
- Places mentioned
- Catthorpe, [Leicestershire].
- People mentioned
- William de Vescy
- Roger Damory.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to? 1315 by the context in Rot. Parl., Vol. II, pp.387b-388a.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner see SC 8/90/4452
For a related writ, see SC 8/110/5452
For a related inquisition, see SC 8/110/5453
For a later petition concerning the Vescy inheritance by the same petitioner see SC 8/6/251
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 45
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.387b-388a (no.52) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060846/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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