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Liege men of Englefield. King. Petition in six parts:1) for confirmation of a charter...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/110/5462
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This record is about the Liege men of Englefield. King. Petition in six parts:1) for confirmation of a charter... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/110/5462
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Liege men of Englefield.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Petition in six parts:1) for confirmation of a charter of Henry III;2) that the Justice of Chester cease from leasing bailiwicks at farm;3) for relief in those cases where people are imprisoned for trespass but cannot be delivered without making great fine;4) that the officer of coroner be at the common law;5) for the re-uniting of two gavels separated within the town of Mostyn;6) that they have remedy in a dispute concerning the performance of the office of serjeant.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face]1) Let them show the charter before the council and the king will confirm it;2) It does not please the king that they should have right of election, but let the Justice of Chester be ordered not to lease the bailiwicks at outrageous farms;3) Let them have a writ in chancery to the Justice that all those who are repleviable may be repleved without taking fine;4) The king is not yet advised to change the laws or usages of those parts;5) Let the Justice of Chester be ordered to inquire of the time and cause of separation and let him plainly inform the king;6) Let the Justice be ordered that the service may be given in rent for sufficient warranty, and if it may not be by warranty, then he shall inquire and inform the king.
- Places mentioned
- Englefield, [Flintshire, Wales]
- Mostyn, [Flintshire, Wales]
- Coleshill commote, [Flintshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Henry III, King of England
- Justice of Chester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, pp. 176-7, with references.
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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 3271
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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)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.176-177 (calendar of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150127/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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