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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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John le Graas. Graas John King and council. Graas requests that faithful men be assigned...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/114/5656
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This record is about the John le Graas. Graas John King and council. Graas requests that faithful men be assigned... dating from [c. 1323] 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 8/114/5656
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1323]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Graas.
- Name(s)
- Graas, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Graas requests that faithful men be assigned to enquire of his right concerning land in Knaresford and justice be done to him for he had impleaded Mowbray before the justices of Common Pleas and Mowbray died before an inquisition could be held whereby Graas is held out of his land.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should declare his right and who is seised.Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Knaresford, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Mowbray.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1323 by reference to CIM, 1307-49, no. 749; although this reference does not relate directly, internal evidence relating to the death of John de Mowbray suggests that a date around 1323 is correct.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.56 of PRO 31/7/97
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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 3795
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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/C9150329/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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