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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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Richard de Leghton, knight. de Leghton Richard The Earl of Cornwall and the King's...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/57/2825
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This record is about the Richard de Leghton, knight. de Leghton Richard The Earl of Cornwall and the King's... dating from [c. 1286-c. 1289] 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 8/57/2825
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1286-c. 1289]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Leghton, knight.
- Name(s)
- de Leghton, Richard
- Addressees
- The Earl of Cornwall and the King's Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks to escape the imminent danger of imprisonment by the appointment of good mainpernors to guarantee his attendance in court. He is accused of robbery by Kekynwyche and his wife, and in danger of imprisonment by the procurement of Kekynwyche.
- Nature of endorsement
- Guaranteed by many through Thomas de Welaund.
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- John de Kekynwyche
- Alice [de Kekynwyche], wife of John de Kekynwyche
- Thomas de Welaund.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Notes on guard, which refer to the fact that the petition is addressed to the earl of Cornwall, which appears to place it some time in the regency of Edmund, earl of Cornwall, during Edward I's absence of 1286-9.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/57/2826
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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 4806
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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/C9063045/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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