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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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People who had pleas pending before the king's father in the last Michaelmas term....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/79/3935
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This record is about the People who had pleas pending before the king's father in the last Michaelmas term.... dating from [1327] 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 8/79/3935
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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
- People who had pleas pending before the king's father in the last Michaelmas term.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people request that they are able to have resummonses and reattachments for their pleas as they were left without a day by default of justices and because the king divested himself of the governance of his realm.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is agreed that a writ is to be sent to the justices to make writs of resummons and reattachment in the cases of those who wish to sue.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition almost certainly dates to 1327 as it clearly refers to the reign of Edward III, and complains of their legal position for their pleas following the default of justices at the Michaelmas term late in 1326.
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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 9090
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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)
- Select Cases in the Court of King's Bench, vol. V, Edw III, Ed. G.O. Sayles, (Selden Society, vol. LXXVI, 1958), (entry e) p.cxxxii (full edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107711/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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