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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Fisshacre, knight de Fisshacre William King and council William de Fisshacre...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/47/2303
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This record is about the William de Fisshacre, knight de Fisshacre William King and council William de Fisshacre... 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 8/47/2303
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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
- William de Fisshacre, knight
- Name(s)
- de Fisshacre, William
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- William de Fisshacre states that he was heavily distrained to come to Portsmouth, to cross to Gascony, by Walter, formerly Bishop of Exeter, of whose manor of Paignton he is a tenant, and who was anxious to acquire some meadow land of his lying among the bishop's meadows, and that the Bishop, in collusion with Hugh le Despenser the son, harassed him until he made fine to the king in 20 marks; and also broke his promise, made in a letter, to aid him with his armour and horses for the expedition. He requests grace of the 20 marks.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing for this.
- Places mentioned
- Portsmouth, [Hampshire]
- Gascony, [France]
- Paignton, [Devon]
- People mentioned
- Walter [Stapledon], Bishop of Exeter
- Hugh le Despenser the son
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition is dated on the guard to 'c. 1327 seq.' on the grounds of the complaint against Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, who died on 15 October 1326, and Hugh le Despenser the son; and this seems to be quite a reasonable assumption.
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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 3320
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.414a-b (no.202) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062513/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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