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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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Robert de Dons (Douce). de Dons (Douce) Robert King and council. The petitioner states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/106/5257
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This record is about the Robert de Dons (Douce). de Dons (Douce) Robert King and council. The petitioner states... dating from [c. 1303-c. 1307] 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 8/106/5257
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1303-c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert de Dons (Douce).
- Name(s)
- de Dons (Douce), Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner states that he was received to the king's peace at Dunfermline, and the king promised to provide him with something for his sustenance at the next parliament. He requests the grant of a certain petty thing that is void so that he is better able to do the king's commands as his lord's liege.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him have a writ to the lieutenant and chamberlain of Scotland that he should have a place or office for his sustenance.
- Places mentioned
- Dunfermline, [Fife, Scotland].
- People mentioned
- Keeper (lieutenant) of Scotland
- Chamberlain of Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Assumed to date from Edward I's reign, and likely to occur after the king's period of residence at Dunfermline in 1303.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.57 of PRO 31/7/93
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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 2691
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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/C9149827/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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