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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Roland de Vaus (Vaux) son of Robert de Vaux. de Vaus (Vaux) Roland King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/81/4001
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This record is about the Roland de Vaus (Vaux) son of Robert de Vaux. de Vaus (Vaux) Roland King and council.... dating from [c. 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 8/81/4001
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roland de Vaus (Vaux) son of Robert de Vaux.
- Name(s)
- de Vaus (Vaux), Roland
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Vaux requests grace and remedy as the king granted him 20 marks of land in Cumberland because he had been captured in the king's war in Scotland, and a warrant was sent to the bishop of Exeter. The bishop coveted the reversion of Vaux's land at Babcary, and with the aid of the Despensers forced Vaux to make a fine for it for the 20 marks against his will and to his disinheritance.
- Nature of endorsement
- If the fine was levied after the exile of the Despensers he should sue according to the Statute made etc., and if before, nothing.
- Places mentioned
- Triermain, [Cumberland]
- Scotland
- Carlisle, [Cumberland]
- Babcary, Somerset.
- People mentioned
- Walter [Stapledon], Bishop of Exeter and late treasurer
- Roland [de Vaus (Vaux)], son of Ralph de Vaux
- Hugh le Despenser, the father
- Hugh le Despenser, the son.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a copy of the fine originally appended to this petition see SC 8/81/4002
For another petition by Roland de Vaux see SC 8/77/3812
For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/170/8463
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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 8307
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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/C9148537/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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