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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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Geoffrey de Metegne. de Metegne Geoffrey King. Metegne requests that letters be sent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/61/3012
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This record is about the Geoffrey de Metegne. de Metegne Geoffrey King. Metegne requests that letters be sent... 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 8/61/3012
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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 de Metegne.
- Name(s)
- de Metegne, Geoffrey
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Metegne requests that letters be sent to the abbot to restore him to the office of warrener or another suitable office as the abbot has removed him from the office whilst he has been away in the king's service.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let a writ be sent to the abbot that by pretext of the service of the king in which the petitioner remains, that he is not to lose by his service.
- Places mentioned
- Leeds, [Kent]
- La Marche de Gales (March of Wales).
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Faversham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1322 as mention is made of the petitioner's presence at the siege of Leeds castle which occurred late in 1321.
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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 5605
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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/C9106774/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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