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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 Beauchamp of Somerset. de Beauchamp John King and council. Beauchamp shows...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/706
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/15/706
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1336]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Beauchamp of Somerset.
- Name(s)
- de Beauchamp, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Beauchamp shows that he and his ancestors have a custom pertaining to their manor of Sheppeton of taking a penny from each boat passing up the Thames for walking on his land, from boats of the king and of others. Now some men, farmers of the boat of the king have come and by their office take by force these customs to his great damage and disinheritance. He requests remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should take a pledge from the merchandises that are in the boats.
- Places mentioned
- Somerset
- Shepperton, [Middlesex]
- River Thames.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The guard makes this 1336, but there is no evidence to support this date.
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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 1162
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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), p.387b (no.49) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060847/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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