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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Men of Halesowen King The men complain of a great trespass done against them by the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/50/2483
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This record is about the Men of Halesowen King The men complain of a great trespass done against them by the... dating from [? 1279] 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 8/50/2483
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1279]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Halesowen
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The men complain of a great trespass done against them by the abbot. A plea is pending between the king and the abbot, and the abbot had been forbidden to make any manner of grievance to the people pending the plea. The abbot came and took and imprisoned them. They request remedy for this contempt made to their great damage.
- Nature of endorsement
- The charter should be examined before the king and what is to be done will be done.
- Places mentioned
- Halesowen, [Worcestershire]
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Halesowen
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on dorse to Edward I,?c.1279 referring to Rot Parl entry, and details in VCH Worcs II, p.163 regarding struggles with Edward I in 1279 regarding quo warranto proceedings and the involvement of tenants in Halesowen. The hand would seem to fit this date.
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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 4098
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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. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.10b-11a (no.49) (petition by the abbot and convent complaining of being impleaded by the men of the manor of Halesowen)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062697/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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