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The poor men of Northumberland. King. Request for the appointment of Denum and Barton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/65/3205

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This record is about the The poor men of Northumberland. King. Request for the appointment of Denum and Barton... dating from [c. 1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/65/3205
Date
[c. 1319]
Description
Petitioners
The poor men of Northumberland.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Request for the appointment of Denum and Barton as justices of assize in Northumberland, assizes not having been taken for ten years.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Northumberland.
People mentioned
William de Denum
Robert de Barton.
Note
Dated in Northumberland Petitions to c. 1319 Barton and Denum served together on commissions of oyer et terminer in 1320 and 1321 (CPR 1317-21, pp. 546, 604).
Related material

For a slightly later petition by the same petitioners on the same matter see SC 8/64/3198

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6007
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), no.91 (edition and references)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), pp.546 & 604 (appointment of Denum and Barton as justices of oyer et terminer)
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