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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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Donald Fitz Kan (McCann), knight of Galloway. Fitz Kan (McCann) Donald King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/111/5545
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This record is about the Donald Fitz Kan (McCann), knight of Galloway. Fitz Kan (McCann) Donald King and council.... dating from [c. 1305] 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 8/111/5545
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Donald Fitz Kan (McCann), knight of Galloway.
- Name(s)
- Fitz Kan (McCann), Donald
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Fitz Kan requests remedy as he was granted 10 librates of land from his demesne by John de Balliol for an annuity owed to him by Balliol's mother for which he did homage to the king of England for, but this has since been seized into the king's hand by Dalilegh and his companions.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.The king grants him £10 per annum to be paid by the treasurer of Scotland for his life, and he should have letters patent of the king under the seal of England providing first he surrenders the charter that he has from John de Balliol.
- Places mentioned
- Galloway, [Dumfriesshire, Scotland].
- People mentioned
- John de Baillolf (Balliol), King of Scotland
- [Dervorgilla], Lady de Baillolf (Balliol), mother of John de Balliol
- James de Dalilegh.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1305 on the basis of the dating of a closely related petition by the same petitioner and a patent roll entry which dates to 24 April 1305 (SC 8/108/5365; CPR 1301-7, p.337).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related document see SC 8/108/5365
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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 3509
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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/C9150212/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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