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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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William de Den. de Den William King and council. The petitioner requests an inquiry...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/106/5258
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This record is about the William de Den. de Den William King and council. The petitioner requests an inquiry... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/106/5258
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Den.
- Name(s)
- de Den, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner requests an inquiry concerning the damages he sustained at the hands of the men of Roger Mortimer after he had delivered messages to the queen, to the present king and to the king of France from the former king, which were displeasing to Mortimer for which he was imprisoned and his manors despoiled.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him have a writ of oyer and terminer on the things contained in the petition, at the king's grace.
- Places mentioned
- Kent
- France.
- People mentioned
- Roger Mortimer
- Edward [II], King of England
- Edward [III], King of England
- Isabella [of France], Queen of England
- [Charles IV,] King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Internal evidence indicates that the petition must date to the reign of Edward III, and its contents make it likely that it was not presented until after the fall of Roger Mortimer in 1330.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.15 of PRO 31/7/96
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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 2692
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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/C9149828/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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