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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Adam de Croft, forester of the forest of Inglewood. de Croft Adam King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/16/764
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This record is about the Adam de Croft, forester of the forest of Inglewood. de Croft Adam King and council.... dating from [c. 1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/16/764
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Adam de Croft, forester of the forest of Inglewood.
- Name(s)
- de Croft, Adam
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- forester of the forest of Inglewood
- Nature of request
- Adam de Croft requests a piece of land within the bounds of the forest, called Iveton Tonge, for which he will pay the king the true value annually, as he has nowhere within the forest, or nearby, to rest or to shelter during storms or at other times.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a writ of si sit ad dampnum to the Justices of the Forest.
- Places mentioned
- Forest of Inglewood, [Cumberland]
- Iveton Tunge (Iton Tongue) [unidentified], [Cumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1327-1330, p.540 is dated at Woodstock, 22 July 1330. This petition must date to after this time, though how long after is uncertain.
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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 1375
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.540 (grant for life to Adam de Croft of custody of bailiwick of forestry in Inglewood Forest)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.400a (no.121) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060905/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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