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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Preston. de Preston John King and council. John de Preston states that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3289
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This record is about the John de Preston. de Preston John King and council. John de Preston states that the... dating from [c. 1331] 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 8/66/3289
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Preston.
- Name(s)
- de Preston, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John de Preston states that the king's father granted him £20 worth of land for life, for his long service, and that on the advice of Hugh le Despenser he granted him a bailiwick in the Forest of Dean, called the bailiwick of Blakeney, until he could provide for him elsewhere. The present King has granted him this bailiwick to hold at pleasure: he requests the King's charter to hold it for life, as Henry le Sqiler did, or that the king might provide for him elsewhere, in discharge of his father's soul.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.He is to serve well, and he may keep his office.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- Forest of Dean, [Gloucestershire]
- Blakeney, [Gloucestershire].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England
- [Edward I], King of England
- Hugh le Despenser
- Henry le Sqiler.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1330-4 p.34 is dated 30 December 1330. This petition would seem to date from shortly afterwards.
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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 6650
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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 Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.34 (appointment of petitioner to the bailiwick, during pleasure and good behaviour)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107060/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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