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John de Weston, Constable of Carlisle castle. de Weston John King. Constable of Carlisle...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/149/7442
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This record is about the John de Weston, Constable of Carlisle castle. de Weston John King. Constable of Carlisle... dating from [1312] 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 8/149/7442
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1312]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Weston, Constable of Carlisle castle.
- Name(s)
- de Weston, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Constable of Carlisle castle
- Nature of request
- John de Weston makes three points:1) He states that John de Castre, formerly Sheriff of Cumberland, has only paid him part of the wages due for his men in Carlisle castle in the King's fifth and sixth years.2) He states that the esquires and foot soldiers there have not been paid, and asks that some arrangement should be made for their pay and their arrears if they are to remain there. He also requests a letter ordering provision for the castle's needs.3) He lists further arrangements he has made for garrisoning the castle.
- Nature of endorsement
- Robert de Barton, Bailiff of Penrith and Sowerby, is to be ordered to pay John de Weston, Constable of Carlisle castle, or Richard de Wolreton, his attorney, 100 marks from the issues of his bailiwick, in part payment of their wages and those of others staying with them for the protection of the said castle.
- Places mentioned
- Carlisle, [Cumberland]
- Penrith, [Cumberland]
- Sowerby, [Cumberland].
- People mentioned
- John de Castre, Sheriff of Cumberland
- John Champioun
- John de Welpedale
- Gilbert de Bromle (Bromley)
- Robert de Barton, Bailiff of Penrith and Sowerby
- Richard de Wolreton, attorney of John de Weston.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.107 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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1892), p.471 (order to Robert de Barton to pay these 100 marks)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209627/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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