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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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Commons of Dorset. King. The petitioners request that the bishop, fitz Payn, Maltravers,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5327
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This record is about the Commons of Dorset. King. The petitioners request that the bishop, fitz Payn, Maltravers,... dating from [? 1338] 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 8/107/5327
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1338]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Dorset.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the bishop, fitz Payn, Maltravers, Chaundos, Gouyz and Everard be appointed keepers of the peace in Dorset; that the archers ordained to go with the king should remain in the county for the defence of the coast; and that the sheriff be ordered to bring armed men from Somerset into Dorset for the security of the county.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Dorset
- Somerset.
- People mentioned
- [Robert Wyvil,] Bishop of Salisbury
- Robert fitz Payn
- John Maltravers
- Roger Chaundos (Chandos)
- Brian de Gouyz
- William Everard.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Probably dating to the period immediately after the Walton Ordinances of 1338 when county communities were empowered to elect their own officials.
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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 2801
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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/C9149897/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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