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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Heron, esquire, Constable of Bamburgh castle Heron John King Constable of Bamburgh...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/28/1380A
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This record is about the John Heron, esquire, Constable of Bamburgh castle Heron John King Constable of Bamburgh... dating from [1455] 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 8/28/1380A
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1455]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Heron, esquire, Constable of Bamburgh castle
- Name(s)
- Heron, John
- Addressees
- King
- Occupation
- Constable of Bamburgh castle
- Nature of request
- 1) Heron states that the king granted him the office of constable of Bamburgh castle with £40 from the revenues. He continues that the castle is ruinous and that he has maintain the castle and pay its guard, and has noting other than the £40. He requests provision be made for him in the act of resumption in the manner and form of the draft, and if no such provision is to be made then he requests that it be enacted in parliament that he is not to be impeached by the king or his successors if any harm befalls the castle.2) Clause for inclusion in the act of resumption, that the act is not prejudicial to the grants made to Heron.
- Nature of endorsement
- No endorsement.
- Places mentioned
- Bamburgh, [Northumberland]
- Scottish marches
- Scotland
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by the heading in Rot. Parl. vol. V, p.278 making this from the parliament at Westminster in 33 Hen. VI (1455).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a draft of the amended section of the proviso to this petition see SC 8/28/1380B
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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 4398
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.316b (variation of the draft proviso in the act of resumption amended in accordance with SC 8/28/1380B)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061564/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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