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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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Roger de Somirvile (Somerville). de Somirvile (Somerville) Roger King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7074
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This record is about the Roger de Somirvile (Somerville). de Somirvile (Somerville) Roger King and council.... dating from [? c. 1327] 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 8/142/7074
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger de Somirvile (Somerville).
- Name(s)
- de Somirvile (Somerville), Roger
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly damaged]Roger de Somirvile states that a large sum of money is being demanded from him in the Exchequer. From the endorsement, he appears to be asking to be pardoned this sum.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a respite until the feast of Michaelmas next, and in the meantime he is to sue to the King to have grace.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Staunton (Stannington), [Northumberland]
- Sheles [unidentified]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England
- Robert de Haule.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of the King's father, this petition would seem to come from the early years of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/174/8692
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C9209253/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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