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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Men of Halcetor. King. The men of Halcetor ask for an inquisition into their rights...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/116/5790
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This record is about the Men of Halcetor. King. The men of Halcetor ask for an inquisition into their rights... dating from [c. 1272-c. 1290] 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 8/116/5790
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1272-c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Halcetor.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The men of Halcetor ask for an inquisition into their rights in common pasture. They stats that, in the time of Henry III, the king's bailiff, Godescallus, made allotment of the lands of the region, including the common pasture, but that the present bailiff, Knovill, has deprived them of this, so that they can no longer sustain their cattle or homes.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Hallecete (Halcetor), [Montgomeryshire, Wales]
- Honour of Montgomery, [Wales]
- Montgomery, [Montgomeryshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Henry [III], King of England
- Godescallus [de Malines], bailiff of Montgomery
- Bogo de Cnouvyl (Knovill), bailiff of Montgomery.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Rees to 'before 16 July 1290', on the basis of a commission of oyer et terminer into this issue and others ordered on that day. However, this was headed by Knovill himself, and thus whether that commission was related to the petition is unclear. The frequent references to Henry III may suggest an earlier date in Edward I's reign.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.40 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 4243
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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)
- Latin
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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)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.191-2 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150465/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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