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Commons of the land. King and council. The commons request that junior judges in...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/79/3921

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This record is about the Commons of the land. King and council. The commons request that junior judges in... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/79/3921
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Commons of the land.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The commons request that junior judges in King's Bench be able to receive cognizance by writs of dedimus potestatem from Chancery for fines levied in Common Bench as justices of the Common Bench and the chief justice of King's Bench are able to do.
Nature of endorsement
Nothing is able to be done.
People mentioned
Justices of the Common Bench
Justices of King's Bench.
Note
The petition is dated speculatively to c. 1325-c. 1350 as the petition has no supporting evidence, and the hand appears to of this period.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3099
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Select Cases in the Court of King's Bench, vol. V, Edw III, Ed. G.O. Sayles, (Selden Society, vol. LXXVI, 1958), (entry c) p.cxviii (full edition of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107697/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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