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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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Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan. Comyn, Earl of Buchan Alexander King. [So much has...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4650
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This record is about the Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan. Comyn, Earl of Buchan Alexander King. [So much has... dating from [1285-1290] 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 8/93/4650
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1285-1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan.
- Name(s)
- Comyn, Earl of Buchan, Alexander
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [So much has been struck-through that the petition does not make sense as it stands.]Comyn requests . . . for his damages, losses and service, King Alexander having granted him £20 of fee to be taken from the Wardrobe or by a nominal rent for land in Rafran.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.2) When he will have shown the charter the king will take council.3) When the king will have a fuller command of the state of Scotland and the land is stable he will ordain upon this at his will.4) This petition was presented by William Comyn, who showed no charter.
- Places mentioned
- Bokeham (Buchan), [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
- Rafran [unidentified], [Scotland].
- People mentioned
- Alexander, King [of Scotland]
- William Comyn.
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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 765
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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/C9149201/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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