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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
Item
Richard de Leghton, knight. de Leghton Richard The Earl of Cornwall and the King's...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/57/2826
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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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/57/2826
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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 an enquiry into his case by a jury and to have mainpernors to guarantee attendance in court. He states that he is summoned before the justices of king's bench by legal process, of which he is not culpable.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing in respect thereof.
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall.
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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 8/57/2825
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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 4886
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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/C9063046/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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