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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of Teviotdale. King and council. The people of Teviotdale state that when...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/143/7139
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/143/7139
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1390-1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Teviotdale.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Teviotdale state that when they surrendered Roxburgh castle to the Earl of Angus, Lord Percy and Lord Neville after the battle of Durham (Neville's Cross), on the orders of David Bruys, the Earl and Lords swore that they could keep the laws, customs and usages they had enjoyed under King Alexander; and this was confirmed by the King. But they complain that the council later decided to give half their inheritances and rents in Teviotdale to the Scots, without giving them any compensation, and that they suffer greatly from robberies, murders and lawlessness, both by Scots and by the King's lieges, for lack of a Warden of the March. They request a remedy and succour, so that they can live in peace, and be well governed under their laws by a good Sheriff of Roxburghshire.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Teviotdale, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Durham, [County Durham]
- Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- David de Bruys (Brus, Bruce)
- [Thomas Stewart], Earl of Angus
- [Henry de Percy], Lord Percy
- [Ralph de Neville], Lord Neville
- [Edward III], King of England
- Alexander [III], King of Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the reference to the King's grandfather, this petition must come from the reign of Richard II. Dated by Bain to the period 1390-99.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. IV, 1357-1509, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1888), no.523 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209320/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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