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A liege. King and council. The liege states, for the profit of the king, that Eyen...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/153/7650

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This record is about the A liege. King and council. The liege states, for the profit of the king, that Eyen... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/153/7650
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
A liege.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The liege states, for the profit of the king, that Eyen has received silver and gold goods that were Baldok's which ought to be in the king's Wardrobe
Nature of endorsement
Let this petition be sent before the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer, and that when they have viewed its contents that they do what ought to be done for the profit of the king.
Places mentioned
Bristol.
People mentioned
Robert Eyen (Aston), burgess of Bristol
Robert Baldok.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1327 as it clearly concerns the lands and goods of the Despensers and other members of the former regime.
Related material

For a petition which may be related, see SC 8/75/3726

For transcript, see no.23 of PRO 31/7/96

For a related petition, see SC 8/144/7195

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. IV, Edw III, 1327-1337, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.40-1 (commission to discover into whose hands the lands and goods of the Despensers and other have come)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209839/

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