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Nicholas de Derneford, master mason of the king's works of the castle of Beaumaris....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/106/5278
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This record is about the Nicholas de Derneford, master mason of the king's works of the castle of Beaumaris.... dating from [c. 1316-c. 1327] 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 8/106/5278
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1316-c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Nicholas de Derneford, master mason of the king's works of the castle of Beaumaris.
- Name(s)
- de Derneford, Nicholas
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- master mason of the king's works
- Nature of request
- Derneford request payment of arrears of his wages in the office of keeper of the works at Beaumaris, and payment at the original rate promised him of 12d. a day. He was brought to Beaumaris by Master James and ought to have had his pension from [the abbeys of] St Augustine's, Bristol, Burton upon Trent, and the priory of Repton, from which time he has loyally served the king, but his wages are in arrears and have been reduced.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him have letters under the king's great seal that he may have from now 12d. a day at the king's will and as long as he shall comport himself well in the aforesaid office.
- Places mentioned
- Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales]
- Burton upon Trent, [Staffordshire]
- Repton, [Derbyshire]
- Bristol.
- People mentioned
- Master James St George, chief master of the king's works in Wales
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.7 of PRO 31/7/100
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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 2716
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.165-6 (summary of petition and references)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.27, p.189 (arrears of payment to Derneford)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.457 (appointment of Derneford as master of works at Beaumaris)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149848/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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