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Great lords of the land. [None]. The great lords request remedy by statute so that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/156/7751

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Reference
SC 8/156/7751
Date
[? 1320]
Description
Petitioners
Great lords of the land.
Addressees
[None].
Nature of request
The great lords request remedy by statute so that they are able to have wardships and marriages of those who have made fines concerning their estates with reversions to heirs.
Nature of endorsement
The prelates, earls, barons and commons in parliament deliver and refer the matter to the king who will consult on it.
ommon before 1322. However, the dating of petitions throughout this file does not conform entirely to this endorsement, so that the attribution is necessarily suspect.
Note
The petition has been speculatively dated to? 1320 on the basis of the guard note that dates it to this on the basis of the dating of petitions throughout the rest of this file. The petition is endorsed in Latin that was more common before 1322. However, the dating of petitions throughout this file does not conform entirely to this endorsement, so that the attribution is necessarily suspect.
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For transcript, see p.90 of PRO 31/7/152

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209943/

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