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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William le Rous of Westminster. Rous William King and council. William le Rous states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3416
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/69/3416
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le Rous of Westminster.
- Name(s)
- Rous, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- William le Rous states that he was seised of six and a half acres of land in Westminster, near the manor of Neat, until John de Cardoyl, Roger de la Bedde, and Thomas le Messer, Edward II's servants of Neat seized it, wrongly, for his use. He sued from parliament to parliament, but could have no recovery, and the lands are still in the hands of the keepers of the manor. He requests aid and a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Faithful people are to be appointed in Chancery to inquire into the contents of the petition, and other articles etc., in the presence etc.; and when the inquisition has been returned in Chancery, justice is to be done there.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Neat, [Middlesex].
- People mentioned
- John de Cardoyl (Carlisle), Edward II's servant of Neat
- Roger de la Bedde, Edward II's servant of Neat
- Thomas le Messer, Edward II's servant of Neat
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The commission for the inquisition in CIM 1307-49 no.1010 is dated 16 February 1327.
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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 6877
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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 Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1010 (inquisition as ordered by the endorsement)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107187/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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