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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons of Barnstaple, South Molton and Fremington. King. The commons of Barnstaple,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/97/4825
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This record is about the Commons of Barnstaple, South Molton and Fremington. King. The commons of Barnstaple,... dating from [1357] 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 8/97/4825
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1357]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Barnstaple, South Molton and Fremington.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The commons of Barnstaple, South Molton and Fremington request a remedy, by oyer et terminer or in some other manner that seems good to the council, against Richard de Dyrecomb, who has robbed, wounded and extorted money from them in fines and redemptions.
- Nature of endorsement
- Good people are to be appointed with the justices of assize in those parts, to [examine] the points contained in this petition, and to hear and determine, both for the King and for others [another three or four words are illegible].
- Places mentioned
- Barnstaple, Devon
- South Molton, Devon
- Fremington, Devon.
- People mentioned
- Richard de Dyrecomb.
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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 1240
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.554 (commission of oyer et terminer as requested in the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149392/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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