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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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Constable and soldiers of Denbigh castle. King. The Constable and soldiers of Denbigh...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4759
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This record is about the Constable and soldiers of Denbigh castle. King. The Constable and soldiers of Denbigh... dating from [c. 1405] 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 8/96/4759
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1405]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Constable and soldiers of Denbigh castle.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Constable and soldiers of Denbigh castle complain that they have not been paid for a long time, and that this has continued several pleas and complaints on their part. They say that they are now so poor that several of their number have left the castle, and others are on the point of doing so: they request payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Denbigh, [Denbighshire, Wales]
- North Wales.
- People mentioned
- Henry de Perceye (Percy)
- Nicholas Rygby, Steward of Denbigh
- John de Stanley, Steward of the household of the Prince of Wales.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1405-8 p.5 is dated 26 March 1405, and p.8 is dated 23 April 1405. However, the petition refers to Nicholas Rygby as 'seneschal adonqes illeoqs', suggesting that this petition is some time later than this.
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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 976
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.149-50 (edition of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. III, 1405-1408, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.5 (grant of office of Steward of Denbigh to Nicholas Rygby during pleasure) & p.8 (appointment of Prince of Wales as King's lieutenant in North Wales)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149324/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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