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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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Richard Tempest, Constable of Scarborough castle. Tempest Richard King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/75/3724
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This record is about the Richard Tempest, Constable of Scarborough castle. Tempest Richard King and council.... dating from [? 1347] 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 8/75/3724
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1347]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Tempest, Constable of Scarborough castle.
- Name(s)
- Tempest, Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Constable of Scarborough castle
- Nature of request
- Richard Tempest, Constable of Scarborough castle, states that the castle is ruined and in need of repair, and requests a remedy, in consideration of the fact that the castle is situated on the coast and in danger from enemies, and is one of the major castles in the north.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Another petition from the same petitioner is SC 8/76/3792
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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 8111
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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. VII, 1345-1348, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.413 (grant of Scarborough castle to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107498/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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