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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Beauchamp of Somerset. de Beauchamp John King. John de Beauchamp states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/95/4724
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This record is about the John de Beauchamp of Somerset. de Beauchamp John King. John de Beauchamp states that... dating from [1322-1325] 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 8/95/4724
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322-1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Beauchamp of Somerset.
- Name(s)
- de Beauchamp, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John de Beauchamp states that he has been given the keeping of Bridgwater castle, which is in a ruinous state and in danger of collapse. He asks for a survey of the defects in the castle, and that someone else might be appointed as keeper: as he is so occupied by commissions for the King and in other ways that he does not have time to deal with this without great harm to the King and to himself.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.With regard to the defects, the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer are to ordain what is to be done.With regard to appointing another keeper, the King is to do his will.
- Places mentioned
- Somerset
- Bridgwater, [Somerset].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable between 1322 and 1325, which is the date range of John Beauchamp's custody of Bridgwater Castle (CFR 1319-27, pp. 189, 358).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.38 of PRO 31/7/99
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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 887
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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/C9149275/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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