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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Roger de Esshe de Esshe Roger King and council Roger de Esshe states that when the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/45/2238
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This record is about the Roger de Esshe de Esshe Roger King and council Roger de Esshe states that when the... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/45/2238
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger de Esshe
- Name(s)
- de Esshe, Roger
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- Roger de Esshe states that when the king was at Stanhope in the bishopric of Durham, the king's people forcibly cut down and carried off his corn and grass, and drove away his and his people's livestock, without making payment. He asks the king to inquire into the truth and to make him some compensation, as his lands have often been burnt and destroyed by the Scots.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Stanhope, [County Durham]
- Scotland
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- According to Northern Petitions, pp.183-4 (no.137), Edward III was at Stanhope in pursuit of the Scots in July 1327, so this petition is likely to date from shortly after that.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate petition, differently endorsed, see SC 8/45/2237
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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 2960
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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)
- Northern Petitions Illustrative of Life in Berwick, Cumbria and Durham in the Fourteenth Century, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CXCIV, 1981), pp.183-4 (no.137) (full edition of duplicate petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062448/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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