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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 atte Water and Cecily atte Water his wife. Water; Water Roger; Cecily King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/147/7332
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This record is about the Roger atte Water and Cecily atte Water his wife. Water; Water Roger; Cecily King... dating from [? 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 8/147/7332
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger atte Water and Cecily atte Water his wife.
- Name(s)
- Water; Water, Roger; Cecily
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This document is damaged].Roger atte Water and Cecily his wife state that by power of his office Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter and Treasurer of England, forced them to make various documents giving up their right to Cecily's inheritance. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- If the fine was levied after the exile he is aided by the statute, and if before, he is at common law.
- Places mentioned
- ...hornye [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- Walter Stapledon (Stapeldon), Bishop of Exeter and Treasurer of England
- John Bours... [illegible due to damage to ms].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Walter Stapledon was Treasurer of England between February 1320 and August 1321, and between May 1322 and July 1325. He was Bishop of Exeter between 1308 and 1326. The petition describes him as 'nadgairs evesque de Excestre, Tresourier nostre dit seigneur le roi', which suggests a date of 1327 (he is neither Bishop nor Treasurer, but the petition seems to be addressed to Edward II rather than Edward III). It is just possible that it may be earlier, and mean only that he is a former Treasurer - but this is not likely. The name of the manor concerned is indistinct, and the name of the county where it lay is now illegible.
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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/C9209516/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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