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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of Upsettlington West (Ladykirk). King. The people of Upsettlington West state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/145/7233
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This record is about the People of Upsettlington West (Ladykirk). King. The people of Upsettlington West state... dating from [? c. 1324-? c. 1331] 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 8/145/7233
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1324-? c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Upsettlington West (Ladykirk).
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Upsettlington West state that their vill had been part of the realm of England and annexed to the crown of that country since time immemorial, and the writs of the Bishop of Durham have run there, and the King's writs in time of vacancy, and no Bishop has done homage or performed any services to the King of Scotland for it, but that now, because it is on the northern bank of the River Tweed it is in the hands of the Scots, who do not wish to give it up according to the terms of the truce. They also state that whereas in the past the lords of Berwick had ferries crossing to Tweedmouth and the lords of Tweedmouth ferries crossing to Berwick, the Scots are now claiming the entire River Tweed, landing on the English side with their boats and refusing to allow English boats to land on their side. The Keepers of the Truce are not remedying this, so they ask the King to provide a remedy, to maintain the right of his crown.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Until we think that these things should be challenged.[On dorse] The Keepers of the Truce are to be ordered, by a writ containing the effect of the petition, to preserve the King's right by all the good means they can; and if there is a disturbance they are to inform the King swiftly.
- Places mentioned
- Upsettlington West (Ladykirk), [Berwickshire, Scotland]
- Norham, [Northumberland]
- Bishopric of Durham
- River Tweed
- Tweedmouth, [Northumberland]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentatively to 1330-1331, with reference to Bain, vol. III, no.1022, which makes a tentative dating to January 1330-1331, and to CCR 1330-3 p.283, a letter to David II of Scotland, dated 3 February 1331, asking him to prevent the Earl of March from hindering the Bishop of Durham from having possession of the town. However, a note on the guard also points out that the reference to the Keepers of the Truce would be more in accordance with an earlier date, and makes a tentative suggestion of c. 1324.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.96 of PRO 31/7/98
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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. III, 1307-1357, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1888), no.1022 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209415/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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