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William de Kilpin de Kilpin William King and council The petitioner asks that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2721
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/55/2721
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Kilpin
- Name(s)
- de Kilpin, William
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The petitioner asks that the king grant him an allowance for his goods worth £75 6s 8d (including the hides of wild animals and various victuals) that were loaded on board a ship in Scotland when the petitioner was there in the company of Gaveston. The ship headed for London and when it passed Newbiggin it was robbed and towed into the port. John le Clerk came and placed the goods in a house as the king's escheator, and later by the common council of the town an inquest was held and it was decided that if nobody claimed the goods within a year and a day then the goods should be theirs. The petitioner came to Newbiggin within the month and their claim was thus made void. He also requests that the goods be moved to Berwick using the king's mariners, where the petitioner now resides in poverty.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let an order be made to the sheriff that he enquire into the truth of this matter and thereafter certify in chancery.Coram Rege.
- Places mentioned
- Escote (Scotland)
- Loundres (London)
- Neubygging (Newbiggin-by-the-Sea), [Northumberland]
- Berewyk (Berwick-upon-Tweed), [Northumberland]
- People mentioned
- Piers Gaveston, then Earl of Cornwall
- John le Clerk of Newbiggin
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the modern endorsement, which cross-refers to SC 8/128/6396. The petition dates from after the execution of Gaveston in 1312.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/128/6396
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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 4584
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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/C9062939/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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