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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Tenants of the King's ancient demesne of South Tawton. King. The tenants of the King's...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7093
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/142/7093
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Tenants of the King's ancient demesne of South Tawton.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The tenants of the King's ancient demesne of South Tawton make two requests:1) They ask for confirmation of their customs and usages, as enrolled in a roll of the time of the late King, in a plea before Ralph de Hengham and his companions between the petitioners and Richard de Pultemor, then lord of the manor.2) They complain of harrassment and oppression by the King's bailiffs, and of wrongful distraints by various lords, and request the King's grace.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- South Tawton, [Devon]
- Dartmoor, [Devon]
- Gidleigh, [Devon].
- People mentioned
- [Edward I], King of England
- Ralph de Hengham, justice
- Richard de Pultemor
- [Illegible] de Suevese (Swavesey), formerly Edward I's Bailiff on Dartmoor
- William Prenz of Gidleigh.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- No date given on guard. From the hand and references to the late king and Ralph de Hengham, probably from early Edward II.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a writ requesting information about the petitioners' first request, see SC 8/142/7094
For transcript, see no.103A of PRO 31/7/102
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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/C9209272/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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