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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Benstede (Banstead). de Benstede (Banstead) John Thomas, Earl of Lancaster....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4647
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This record is about the John de Benstede (Banstead). de Benstede (Banstead) John Thomas, Earl of Lancaster.... dating from [? 1304] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/93/4647
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1304]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Benstede (Banstead).
- Name(s)
- de Benstede (Banstead), John
- Addressees
- Thomas, Earl of Lancaster.
- Nature of request
- Benstede requests that the earl will request from the king a grant of pontage for 6 or 7 years as the bridges over the Mersey and Sankey are ruined and perilous.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- River Mersey
- River Sonk (Sankey Brook), [Lancashire]
- London.
- People mentioned
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on the same matter see SC 8/93/4648
For letters patent on the same matter see SC 8/93/4649
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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 762
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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/C9149198/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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