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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Bentham. de Bentham William King and council. Bentham requests remedy...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/91/4502
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This record is about the William de Bentham. de Bentham William King and council. Bentham requests remedy... dating from [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 8/91/4502
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Bentham.
- Name(s)
- de Bentham, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Bentham requests remedy as he and others have had their lands seized into the king's hand because it has been falsely alleged that they were of the alliance and adherence of Giffard.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the king be certified upon the cause of the taking, and let justice be done in Chancery.2) Coram rege.
- People mentioned
- John Giffard
- Hugh le Despenser.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1322 as a writ was issued in response to the petition ordering the keeper of forfeited lands to deliver them to the petitioner on condition that he found sufficient mainpernors to answer the king (CCR 1318-23, p.597).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.8 of PRO 31/7/102
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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 457
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.597 (writ to the keeper of the lands to deliver them to the petitioner on condition that he finds sufficient mainpernors to answer the king)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149048/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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