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Thomas de Clere. de Clere Thomas King. Scotland Whittlewood Forest Sause (Salcey)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1939
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This record is about the Thomas de Clere. de Clere Thomas King. Scotland Whittlewood Forest Sause (Salcey)... dating from [1327-1333] 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 8/39/1939
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Clere.
- Name(s)
- de Clere, Thomas
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- Whittlewood Forest
- Sause (Salcey) Forest, [Huntingdonshire]
- Fawsley Hundred, Northamptonshire.
- Nature of request
- Clere states that for the costs that he incurred as crier before the justices of the king before the king, his father and grandfather and whereas the king's grandfather in his Scottish war by his grace wished to grant to Clere the keeping of Whittlewood forest, Salcey Forest or Fawsley Hundred at the ancient farm for the term of his life or another office or bailiwick which is suitable for him if it pleases the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is clearly in Edward III's reign as it refers back to his father's time, and to the Scottish war of his grandfather. Also the duplicate of this petition (SC 8/39/1941) has an additional endorsement that seems to refer to Richard de Bury before he was bishop of Durham so placing this petition between 1327-1333.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition differently endorsed see SC 8/39/1941
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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 1448
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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)
- Select Cases in the Court of King's Bench, vol. V, Edw III, Ed. G.O. Sayles, (Selden Society, vol. LXXVI, 1958), p.cxxi (entry g) (full edition of the duplicate of this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062142/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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