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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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Henry le Hunt of West Barsham Hunt Henry King and council. West Barsham, [Norfolk]...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/53/2631
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This record is about the Henry le Hunt of West Barsham Hunt Henry King and council. West Barsham, [Norfolk]... dating from [c. 1275-c. 1300] 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 8/53/2631
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275-c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry le Hunt of West Barsham
- Name(s)
- Hunt, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- West Barsham, [Norfolk]
- Norfolk.
- Nature of request
- Henry le Hunt states that nothing has been done about certain malefactors who have been indicted by inquest, and requests a special commission to inquire into the matter, and hear and determine it, or some other remedy to punish the malefactors.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue in Chancery if he wishes.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This would seem to date from the reign of Edward I, and, by the hand, probably from before about 1300: but no positive context has been established for this petition and it is therefore dated notionally to the last quarter of the thirteenth century.
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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 3949
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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/C9062847/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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