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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Poor tenants of Hartington. King. The people of Hartington request that they be restored...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/117/5812
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This record is about the Poor tenants of Hartington. King. The people of Hartington request that they be restored... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/117/5812
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Poor tenants of Hartington.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Hartington request that they be restored to their rights of common pasture and chase in the vill. They used to enjoy rights in the area between Hartington and the River Dove where they could water their beasts and wash their sheep, but the Earl of Lancaster seized the lands, renting some to his tenants and denying them their rights.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be assigned to the justices to enquire upon the content etc., and on what conditions they were held, and other articles etc., and certify this to the King.
- Places mentioned
- Hartington, [Derbyshire]
- Ludwell, [Derbyshire]
- River Dove, [Derbyshire].
- People mentioned
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c.1322, apparently relating to the forfeiture of Thomas of Lancaster.
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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 4304
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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/C9150488/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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