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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Simon de Weltedene. de Weltedene Simon King and council. Weltedene requests that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7570
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/152/7570
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Simon de Weltedene.
- Name(s)
- de Weltedene, Simon
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Weltedene requests that the lands that John de Middleton held from him in Belsay and Thornborough, and which he forfeited because of his involvement in the rebellion of his brother be vouch safe to him as he is greatly impoverished.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- The value of the lands and the manner of their escheat should be enquired of, and afterwards the king will do his will.2) Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Northumberland
- Belsay, Northumberland
- Thornborough, [Northumberland]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- Gilbert de Midelton (Middleton)
- John de Midelton (Middleton), brother of Gilbert de Middleton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1318 as it is clearly after the execution of Gilbert and John Middleton in January 1318, and it is unlikely to be too long afterwards if the petitioner was as genuinely impoverished as he claimed.
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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/C9209757/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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