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William Waldene. Waldene William King and council. Holderness, [East Riding of Yorkshire]....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3854
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This record is about the William Waldene. Waldene William King and council. Holderness, [East Riding of Yorkshire].... dating from [c. 1307] 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 8/78/3854
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Waldene.
- Name(s)
- Waldene, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Holderness, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- Nature of request
- Waldene requests a grant of the office of coroner of Holderness as he has served the king's father for 27 years without reward.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is attested before the council that this office has been granted to another.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1307 because the petition refers to the long service of the petitioner to the king's father (Edward I), though makes no mention of service to the current king, so it seems likely that this petition is addressed to Edward II very early in his reign.
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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 8474
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107629/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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