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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Flint. King. The burgesses state that the town was burnt in the last...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5553
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This record is about the Burgesses of Flint. King. The burgesses state that the town was burnt in the last... dating from [c. 1296] 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 8/112/5553
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1296]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Flint.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses state that the town was burnt in the last war by Grey's order to preserve the castle, and the king ordered an enquiry for the damages which were assessed at £300 or more, but nothing has been done.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face].They should sue to Reginald de Grey that he should send the inquisition that was taken etc.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Flint, [Flintshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Reginald de Grey
- John de Haverhingge (Havering).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1296 as the inquisition into the matter taken by Reginald Grey was taken in mid February 1296 (CIM 1216-1307, no.1736).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another part of this petition from which this petition was subsequently cut see SC 8/112/5554
For transcript, see p.119 of PRO 31/7/92
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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 3525
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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.177-8 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. I, Hen III - Edw I, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1736 (inquisition referred to in response)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150220/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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