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William Moton. Moton William King and Council. William Moton requests remedy for...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6292
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This record is about the William Moton. Moton William King and Council. William Moton requests remedy for... dating from [c. 1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- SC 8/126/6292
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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
- William Moton.
- Name(s)
- Moton, William
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- William Moton requests remedy for two issues.1) He states that the water from the water mill lately belonging to the Earl of Lancaster at Earl Shilton has flowed back into his meadow in neighbouring Peckleton, preventing him from making his hay and taking any profit, to his damage of 40s per year.2) He states that the Earl has assarted large areas of land in Desford, and also has taken five acres of his land in neighbouring Peckleton.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain men be assigned to enquire into the truth of this business, and let the muniments of the Earl be searched, and if no release is found then the King is to be certified of the business.Before the King. Herlaston.
- Places mentioned
- Peghtlynton (Peckleton), [Leicestershire]
- Shulton (Earl Shilton), [Leicestershire]
- Desford, [Leicestershire].
- People mentioned
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Leicester and Earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c.1322, with reference to the mention of land lately of the Earl of Leicester (i.e. Thomas, Earl 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 5725
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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/C9208467/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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William Moton. Moton William King and Council. William Moton requests remedy for...