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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Waffrer. Waffrer William King and council. [This petition is badly damaged]...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7389
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This record is about the William Waffrer. Waffrer William King and council. [This petition is badly damaged]... dating from [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 8/148/7389
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Waffrer.
- Name(s)
- Waffrer, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly damaged] William Waffrer states that he has been wrongly expelled from his bailiwick in the Forest of Rockingham, and asks that he might have it back, and letters to the Justice of the Forest on this.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.He is to show his charter in Chancery, and the Keeper of the Forest is to be ordered to provide information on why he was expelled from his bailiwick, and if it is found that this was for an unreasonable cause, he is to have his bailiwick back.
- Places mentioned
- Rockingham Forest, [Northamptonshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1330-4 p.70 is dated 7 February 1331, as is CPR 1330-4 p.111. The petition would seem likely to date from around this time.CPR 1330-4 p.463 is dated 12 August 1333.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.60 of PRO 31/7/96
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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 Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.70 (appointment of Adam de Billeburgh to the bailiwick of Benyfeld lawn in Rockingham forest) & p.111 (appointment of William Waffrer to the bailiwick of Benyfeld lawn in Rockingham forest) & p.463 (appointment of Richard du Boys to the bailiwick of Benyfeld lawn in Rockingham forest)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209574/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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