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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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Harsculph de Whitewell, servant (valet) of the Archbishop of Canterbury. de Whitewell...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/88/4355
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This record is about the Harsculph de Whitewell, servant (valet) of the Archbishop of Canterbury. de Whitewell... dating from [? 1320] 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 8/88/4355
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Harsculph de Whitewell, servant (valet) of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Name(s)
- de Whitewell, Harsculph
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- servant (valet) of the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Nature of request
- Harsculph de Whitewell, servant of the Archbishop of Canterbury, states that through the suit that he and his friends made in the Exchequer, the king recovered a leet in Ketton, against Ralph de Greneham. He asks that he might have this leet at fee farm, as it brings the king little or no profit at present.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.The Treasurer and Barons are to be advised on this, and are to report to the king with their advice.
- Places mentioned
- Ketton, [Rutland].
- People mentioned
- [Walter Reynolds], Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ralph de Greneham
- [Adam de] Lymbergh.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A note at the start of this file, dated 5 May 1932, states that 'Nos. 4351-4364 are copied in R. C. Transcripts I. 156, and appear to form part of an original file of petitions to the parliament of Michaelmas 1320'. This petition is therefore tentatively dated to 1320.
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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 8685
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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/C9148897/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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