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Commons. King. The commons also request that it be commanded that the seneschals...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/80/3953

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This record is about the Commons. King. The commons also request that it be commanded that the seneschals... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1375] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/80/3953
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1375]
Description
Petitioners
Commons.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The commons also request that it be commanded that the seneschals of the same land hold their courts in person unless another is put in their place for a reasonable reason.1)
Nature of endorsement
[Coram rege] et magno consilio.2) It seems to the king and his council that this should be done, and it is ordered to the ministers to do this.
Places mentioned
[Agenais], France.
Note
Assigned to the first three quarters of the fourteenth century: the hand may suggest a date later in this range, but the context is uncertain.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 9077
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107729/

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