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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/153/7650
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 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.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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
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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 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209839/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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A liege. King and council. The liege states, for the profit of the king, that Eyen...