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Burgesses of Roxburgh. King and council. The burgesses request that it be ordered...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/70/3470
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This record is about the Burgesses of Roxburgh. King and council. The burgesses request that it be ordered... dating from [1307-1309] 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 8/70/3470
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307-1309]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Roxburgh.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request that it be ordered that the will of Edward I be fulfilled concerning their estate. The king granted that the burgesses who came to the peace through the conditions of John Comyn ought to inherit their lands in Roxburgh and beyond, and an inquisition was issued to Bevercotes and others as to who should inherit. Because the late king's will was fulfilled on this estate they pleaded continually for this, but nothing has been done.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king intends to go to those parts soon, and when he comes he will hear their reasons and right will be done there.
- Places mentioned
- Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- London
- Carlisle, [Cumberland].
- People mentioned
- John Comyn
- William Bevercotes, Chancellor of Scotland
- John Sandale, former Chamberlain of Scotland
- Adam Gordon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition mentions the terms of the will of Edward I, while an order to enquire into this matter was issued on 16 May 1309. Therefore the petition presumably dates between the death of Edward I and this writ.
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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 6879
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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)
- Rotuli Scotiae, vol. I, Ed. D. Macpherson, (Eyre & Strahan, 1814), p.64 (order to John de Segrave, warden of Scotland, to enquire into this matter, and to make restitution if necessary)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107241/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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