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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Community of the king's lieges of Welsh people of the cantref of Dyffryn Clywd in...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/108/5359
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This record is about the Community of the king's lieges of Welsh people of the cantref of Dyffryn Clywd in... dating from [c. 1323] 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 8/108/5359
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1323]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Community of the king's lieges of Welsh people of the cantref of Dyffryn Clywd in North Wales.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The king's people of Dyffryn Clwyd request guarantee of their rights, and offer 600 marks over six years in return for his good lordship.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because the lands are in the king's hands after the death of John de Grey, the king cannot do justice to the tenants in the manner of the petition, until he has delivered the lands to he who has right to them. After the king has delivered the lands, the tenants may ask again and the king will do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Dyffryn Clwyd cantref, [Denbighshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Wales
- Reginald de Grey
- John de Grey.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement indicates that the petition must date from shortly after the death of John de Grey in 1323
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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 2874
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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.168-9 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. VI, 10-20 Edw II, (Public Record Office, 1910), no.517 (inquisition post mortem of John de Grey)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149929/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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