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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Villeins of the commote of Eifionydd. King. The villeins request a grant of the mill...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/84/4161
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This record is about the Villeins of the commote of Eifionydd. King. The villeins request a grant of the mill... dating from [? 1324] 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 8/84/4161
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Villeins of the commote of Eifionydd.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The villeins request a grant of the mill and weirs at farm, rendering at the Caernarfon Exchequer the same as other farmers, as the farmers have inflicted great hardship so that they find it difficult to hold their land.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should sue to the justice when he comes to the country and show him that this is to the king's profit; and he will have advice on this, and let the justice be so ordered on this.
- Places mentioned
- Eifionydd commote, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been dated by Rees to 1324 on the basis of an entry in chancery warrants which though relating to these tenants and the mill, do not seem to be in response to the petition (CCW 1244-1326, p.557). This dating should be treated with caution.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition referring to mills here see SC 8/83/4132
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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 3108
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.123 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.557 (order to justice to the tenants concerning failures of local officials and the mill)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148703/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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