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People of Wainfleet. King and council. The people of Wainfleet quote a writ from...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/149/7440
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/149/7440
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Wainfleet.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Wainfleet quote a writ from the King requesting ships for an expedition to Scotland, and state that a Peter Breton has also come with a commission to find men for military service on land. They ask that this bill might be endorsed, specifying whether the King would prefer them to provide men for service by land or sea, as they wish to serve him but do not have the power to provide both. And if he would like ships, that a writ might be sent to Peter Breton or anyone else with a similar commission, to cease demanding service on land.
- Nature of endorsement
- Peter's power has been repealed and something else has been ordained.
- Places mentioned
- Wainfleet, [Lincolnshire]
- Scotland
- Tynemouth, [Northumberland]
- Altofts, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Peter Breton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ is dated at Altofts, 5 April 15 Edward II (1322), and the ships are to be at Tynemouth at the octave of Trinity. This petition would therefore seem to date from the spring or early summer of 1322.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.65 of PRO 31/7/101
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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 and Latin
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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/C9209625/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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