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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Bergh (Burgh), parson of the church of Thornton; William de Bergh (Burgh),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/33/1612
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/33/1612
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Bergh (Burgh), parson of the church of Thornton; William de Bergh (Burgh), son of Bernard de Bergh.
- Name(s)
- de Bergh (Burgh); de Bergh (Burgh), William; William
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- parson of the church of Thornton
- Nature of request
- 1) William Bergh the parson shows that he and his predecessors in the church were accustomed to common all their beasts all year in Dalby, Clenfeld and Haverbergh which adjoin Thornton, and are part of the parish, and pertain to the glebe of the church. The places are now in the king's hand after the death of the earl of Lancaster. Bergh requests that he be able enjoy his common.2) William son of Bernard shows that he holds four bovates of land in Lockton and he and his ancestors were accustomed to have common for all their animals in the place called Horcum all year as pertaining to the land. Horcum is now in the king's hand after the death of the earl, and Bergh is disturbed in his common. Bergh requests that he be able to have the common as his ancestors had it.
- Nature of endorsement
- No endorsement of process, but a response is entered on the face:To these two petitions faithful men are assigned to enquire upon the truth of the contents in the petition, and when the inquisition is returned, let justice be done in Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Thornton (Thornton Dale), [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Pickering, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Dalby, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Cleufield [unidentified], [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Haverbergh [unidentified], [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Lockton, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Hollecoumbe (Horcum), [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- People mentioned
- Bernard de Bergh, father of one of the petitioners
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition must date to c.1322 as the petition makes mention of the lands being in the king's hand because of the death of the earl of Lancaster.
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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 1146
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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)
- The Honor and Forest of Pickering, North Riding Record Society, new series,, Ed. R.B. Turton, (North Riding Record Society, 1896), pp.252-3 (edition and calendar)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061809/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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