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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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Commons living near Wychwood forest. King and council of parliament. The petitioners...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/147/7346
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This record is about the Commons living near Wychwood forest. King and council of parliament. The petitioners... dating from [1377-1399] 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 8/147/7346
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons living near Wychwood forest.
- Addressees
- King and council of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that in the time of the King's grandfather a writ was sent to Thomas de Langele, formerly Keeper of Wychwood forest, to perambulate the forest: which he did to his own advantage, bringing forty vills and hamlets within the bounds of the forest, and imposing various grievances on them. Roger Elmrugge did the same in his time. They request writs to the present Keeper, to perambulate the forest properly, in accordance with the boundaries that are on record in the Treasury, so that they might not be so treated in future.
- Nature of endorsement
- This bill is to be sent into Chancery, and there the supplicants are to show the record of the perambulation made in the time of the present King's grandfather, if there is one: and according to the record justice is to be done to them on the advice of the great council.And if there is no such record, then a perambulation is to be made in due manner by the most respected people of the country, according to the form of the ordinance made on this in the time of the King's grandfather, if it please the King.
- Places mentioned
- Wychwood forest, [Oxfordshire]
- Langley, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Langele (Langley), Keeper of Wychwood forest
- [Edward III], King of England
- Roger Elmrugge.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to the reign of Richard II, on internal evidence.
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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/C9209530/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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