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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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People of the Isle of Guernsey King The people show that they have prosecuted in...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/49/2412
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This record is about the People of the Isle of Guernsey King The people show that they have prosecuted in... dating from [c. 1321] 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 8/49/2412
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the Isle of Guernsey
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The people show that they have prosecuted in England to have remedy for the grievous ills done them by Grandison for which it was ordained at the parliament at York that justice be commission to hear all complaints. They have come and heard some but not all the complaints before they ceased because Grandison brought a writ against them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Guernsey
- People mentioned
- Otho de Granson (Grandison)
- William Martin
- Hugh de Corteney (Courtenay)
- John de Lyle
- John de Stannore
- William de Toteby
- John de Cantebruge
- William de Borne
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition seems to postdate a mandate to Grandison concerning erroneous judgments made by the justices assigned to the island dating to 30 July 1321 (CPR 1321-4, pp.9-10).
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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 3669
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), pp.30-1 (summary of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.9-10 (mandate to Grandison concerning erroneous judgements made by the justices)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062625/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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