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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Margery Culpeper (Colpepper, widow of Thomas Culpeper. Culpeper (Colpepper Margery...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/99/4911
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This record is about the Margery Culpeper (Colpepper, widow of Thomas Culpeper. Culpeper (Colpepper Margery... dating from [1324] 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 8/99/4911
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margery Culpeper (Colpepper, widow of Thomas Culpeper.
- Name(s)
- Culpeper (Colpepper, Margery
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Margery, widow of Thomas Culpeper, states that her late husband's lands, tenements, goods and chattels have been taken into the King's hand, although they are her right by purchase, as can be proved by a good jury. She requests grace and a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.She is to show the fines, charters and muniments in Chancery; and the truth is to be inquired into and justice is to be done.
- Places mentioned
- Kent
- Sussex.
- People mentioned
- Thomas Culpeper (Colpepper)
- Edward [I], King of England
- Eleanor [of Castile], Queen of England
- [William de] Herlaston.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The commission for CIM 1307-49 no.733 is dated 12 March, 17 Edward II (1324), and would seem to be the result of this petition. CCR 1323-7 p.115 is dated 18 June 1324, and pp.124-125 is dated 1 July 1324.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.28 of PRO 31/7/103
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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 1611
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.115 (order to return the lands to the petitioner) & pp.124-125 (similar order concerning other lands)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.733 (inquisition into the lands held by Thomas and Margery Culpeper)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149478/
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