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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Benedict of Flettewyk (Flitwick), serjeant at arms. Flettewyk (Flitwick) Benedict...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5567
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This record is about the Benedict of Flettewyk (Flitwick), serjeant at arms. Flettewyk (Flitwick) Benedict... dating from [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 8/112/5567
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Benedict of Flettewyk (Flitwick), serjeant at arms.
- Name(s)
- Flettewyk (Flitwick), Benedict
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- serjeant at arms
- Nature of request
- Flettewyk requests that he can hold the custody of the land and marriage of the heir of William de Drielawe as it was granted to him by the king and he has had nothing else for his 30 years service.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because it has been found by inquisition that Charon had seisin of the land by gift of the king, that similarly he is to have the custody of the marriage.The king wishes that Flettewyk should have some reward for his service.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- William de Drielawe (Drilawe)
- Ranulph [de Charon (Charron)].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to the Lent parliament of 1305 held at Westminster as a Latin summary appears to be enrolled on the parliament roll for that year (PROME, roll 12 Introduction, and Text/Translation no.432).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the counter petition of Ranulph de Charon see SC 8/112/5568
For transcript, see p.74 of PRO 31/7/93
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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 3545
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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)
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 12, appendix, no. 432 (full edition and translation of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150234/
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