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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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John de Geueleston of Galloway. de Geueleston John The king The petitioner seeks...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/48/2387
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/48/2387
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Geueleston of Galloway.
- Name(s)
- de Geueleston, John
- Addressees
- The king
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks expenses for his service to the king's father in his campaign in Galloway and compensation for the destruction of his lands and property by Bruce, and that the king's enemies should be driven from his country. The petitioner incurred costs of £100 and more in the service of the king's father in Galloway, which costs were intended to be paid by the lord of Perth now dead. Bruce has invaded his lands and burned and destroyed his goods worth more than £300, and now since the departure of the king his lands are in close proximity to the parts of Scotland and Bruce has burned and destroyed his corn and his house worth more than £100.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Gaweye (Galloway), [Scotland]
- Scotland
- St John's Town (Perth), [Perthshire, Scotland].
- People mentioned
- Robert de Bruce, King of Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated c. 1307 by internal reference to Robert Bruce's invasion.
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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 3581
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062599/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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