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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Thomas King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2765
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This record is about the Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Thomas King... dating from [1307] 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 8/56/2765
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster, Thomas
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner asks that Grelley be commanded to undo the homage he made to the king for his lands and tenements in the honour of Lancaster and [instead] give his homage to the petitioner for the said lands etc. The petitioner shows that King Henry III granted the county of Lancashire with the castle and honour and all associated homage and service to Edmund (the petitioner's father) and to Grelley (tenant of the honour), who maliciously gave homage to the king for his lands and tenements in the said honour.
- Nature of endorsement
- Inspect the charter in the presence of the council. It was found by the court that the father of the king granted Edmund his son the honour and county of Lancaster with knights' fees and church advowsons by final agreement. Grelley is to be ordered to give homage to the petitioner for his lands and tenements in the aforesaid honour and county.
- Places mentioned
- Conte de Lancastre (Lancashire).
- People mentioned
- Henry III, King of England
- Edmund [of Lancaster], the petitioner's father
- Thomas de Grelley.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/320/E444
For a counter petition by Thomas de Grelley, see SC 8/313/E56
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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 4890
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.502 (resulting action)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062983/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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