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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Usk, Abbot of Chertsey, and the convent of Chertsey. de Usk John King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/103/5102
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This record is about the John de Usk, Abbot of Chertsey, and the convent of Chertsey. de Usk John King and... dating from [c. 1391-c. 1393] 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 8/103/5102
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1391-c. 1393]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Usk, Abbot of Chertsey, and the convent of Chertsey.
- Name(s)
- de Usk, John
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Chertsey
- Nature of request
- The petitioners seek discharge from the great costs of maintaining the highway between Egham and Staines, for which they obtained a supersedeas in the previous parliament until this parliament. They complain that they have discharge from the maintenance of the said highway since the time of King Henry III, as appears fully in various records etc., and even now they are pursued in king's bench by men of the country wishing to perpetually charge them with the maintenance of the said highway etc.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king of his special grace by the advice of his council in this present parliament, grants a similar supersedeas to the petitioners until the next parliament.
- Places mentioned
- Chertsey, [Surrey]
- Staines, [Surrey]
- Egham, [Surrey]
- River Thames.
- People mentioned
- Henry III, King of England
- Edward III, King of England.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition on the same matter see SC 8/103/5107
For a related petition see SC 8/39/1916
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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 2072
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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, Ric II, vol. IV, 1389-1392, (Public Record Office, 1923), p.313 (writ of supersedeas in relation to this case)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1392-1396, (Public Record Office, 1925), p.125 (similar writ of supersedeas)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149672/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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