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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Geoffrey, parson of Lydford. Geoffrey King and council. parson of Lydford Geoffrey,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/59/2948
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This record is about the Geoffrey, parson of Lydford. Geoffrey King and council. parson of Lydford Geoffrey,... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/59/2948
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Geoffrey, parson of Lydford.
- Name(s)
- Geoffrey
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- parson of Lydford
- Nature of request
- Geoffrey, parson of Lydford, states that the sum of 60s., which he received annually from the keeper of Lydford, in exchange for his church's tithes from the agistment of livestock and other profits from Dartmoor, has been withheld for three years, on the pretext that, since the plague of cattle at that time, there has been no livestock on Dartmoor. Because his church has been endowed with this as a fixed sum from time immemorial, in exchange for these tithes, he thinks that it ought not to be withheld, and requests justice.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Lydford, Devon
- chase of Derthemore (Dartmoor), Devon
- Tavistock, Devon.
- People mentioned
- the Abbot of Tavistock
- Hugh Daudeleye (Audley) the younger
- Matthew de Crauthorne.
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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 5351
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.59 (commitment during pleasure to Matthew de Crauthorne of all the lands in Devon formerly of Hugh Daudeleye the younger)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063168/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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