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Gilbert de Brokesburne (Brokesbourne), valet of the Chamber of King Edward I de Brokesburne...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/36/1781
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This record is about the Gilbert de Brokesburne (Brokesbourne), valet of the Chamber of King Edward I de Brokesburne... dating from [1324] 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 8/36/1781
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gilbert de Brokesburne (Brokesbourne), valet of the Chamber of King Edward I
- Name(s)
- de Brokesburne (Brokesbourne), Gilbert
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- valet of the Chamber of King Edward I
- Nature of request
- Brokesburne states that he was granted the keeping of the park of Hay next to Knaresborough for his service, but was ousted following Edward I's death by Gaveston to whom Knaresborough had been granted. He requests that the king grant him the bailiwick or something elsewhere.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- He should show his charter in Chancery, and the truth of this thing should be inquired of, and the king be certified of it.2) Coram domino rege.
- Places mentioned
- Knaresborough, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- People mentioned
- Edward I, King of England
- Edward II, King of England
- Piers de Gaveston, [Earl of Cornwall]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated to 1324 for the inquisition into the matter was held on 23 April 1324, the commission being issued on 24 March (CIM 1307-49, no. 754.
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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 1192
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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)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no. 754 (commission to enquire of the matter complained of by the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061982/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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