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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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People of Windsor. King. The people of Windsor state that Geoffrey de Pycheford has...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/147/7307
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This record is about the People of Windsor. King. The people of Windsor state that Geoffrey de Pycheford has... dating from [? c. 1273] 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 8/147/7307
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1273]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Windsor.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Windsor state that Geoffrey de Pycheford has told the King that certain lands outside the town of Windsor belong to the castle, when in fact they belong to the town: and on this they are prepared to put themselves on the country, on life and limb, and on the rolls of the Exchequer. They ask that they might have the farm of the town in its entirety, as it has always been held, as they now pay a farm of £30, whereas before it was only £25.
- Places mentioned
- Windsor, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Geoffrey de Pycheford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1273', with reference to CFR 1272-1307 p.12, which is dated 12 October 1273. This may not be directly relevant, but the petition clearly dates from Geoffrey's period of office as constable.
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. I, Edw I, 1272-1307, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.12 (order to Geoffrey de Pycheford, constable of Windsor castle, to take usurped lands back into the King's hand)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209491/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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