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John de Warenne, earl of Warenne. de Warenne, earl of Warenne John King. Warenne...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7555
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This record is about the John de Warenne, earl of Warenne. de Warenne, earl of Warenne John King. Warenne... dating from [? 1324] 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 8/152/7555
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Warenne, earl of Warenne.
- Name(s)
- de Warenne, earl of Warenne, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Warenne requests that the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer be ordered to release him from paying the scutage demanded from him for 31 Edw. I as his grandfather did service in Scotland in that year as the king knows.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council that if the king knows it to be thus then it should be done if it pleases the king.2) Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- [John de Warenne], earl of Warenne, grandfather of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? 1324 as the petition seems to be minuted amongst others to be dealt with by the council in a document dated to February 1324 (C 49/5/12).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a probable reference to this petition see C 49/5/12
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Taxation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209742/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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