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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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John de Crofton of Carlisle. de Crofton John King and council. Crofton requests that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/83/4138
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This record is about the John de Crofton of Carlisle. de Crofton John King and council. Crofton requests that... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/83/4138
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Crofton of Carlisle.
- Name(s)
- de Crofton, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Crofton requests that compensation be made to him of the value of his house which was demolished by Harcla to make a ditch for the king's profit.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain men be assigned to enquire how much the house is valued, and of other things touching this business, and let the inquisition be returned.
- Places mentioned
- Carlisle, [Cumberland].
- People mentioned
- Andrew de Harcla.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1322 as it seems to date to after Andrew Harcla's defense of Carlisle.
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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 1684
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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/C9148680/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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