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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
Item
Margaret la Gaite, widow of Jack la Gaite. Gaite Margaret King. La Gaite requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5583
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This record is about the Margaret la Gaite, widow of Jack la Gaite. Gaite Margaret King. La Gaite requests... dating from [? c. 1314] 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 8/112/5583
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1314]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margaret la Gaite, widow of Jack la Gaite.
- Name(s)
- Gaite, Margaret
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- La Gaite requests aid with the sustenance of her children as her husband died in the king's service in Scotland, and was in debt in London at his death, and his wages were in arrears.
- Nature of endorsement
- She is to account in the king's Wardrobe.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- London.
- People mentioned
- Jack la Gaite, late husband of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated by the guard note to? c. 1314 largely on the basis of the reference to the death of the petitioner's husband in the king's service in Scotland. This is possible, but must remain speculative.
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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 3600
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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/C9150250/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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