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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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The people of the vill of Dingley. King and council The people complain of the actions...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/44/2170
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This record is about the The people of the vill of Dingley. King and council The people complain of the actions... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/44/2170
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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
- The people of the vill of Dingley.
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The people complain of the actions of Alred who is an open enemy of the king, and who after involvement in the war in Wales now lives in the vill. They request a writ to the sheriff to seize his body.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is ordered to the keepers of the peace there that they should inquire upon the contents in the petition, and they should do further what is just in that matter according to the form of their commission.
- Places mentioned
- Dingley, Northamptonshire
- Galys (Wales)
- Newport, [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- Kingston [unidentified]
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire].
- People mentioned
- Geoffrey Alred.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition must date to 1322 and afterwards as Alred is only likely to have been the subject of such criticism claiming he was an enemy of the king involved in the assault on Newport if he was alleged to be a supporter of the baronial opponents of Edward II.
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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 2564
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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)
- Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, vol. II, W. Stubbs, (Rolls Series, vol. LXXVI, 1883), p.256 (account of baronial assault and capture of Newport)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062380/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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