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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward II to Grey to view the petition of the villeins...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/156/7784
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward II to Grey to view the petition of the villeins... dating from 1315 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 8/156/7784
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1315
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Edward II to Grey to view the petition of the villeins and inform the king on the matter of the onerous extent of the manor of Penrhos, and in the meantime to respite the distraints on the villeins.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Penrhos, Anglesey, [Wales]
- Thundersley, [Essex].
- People mentioned
- Edward II, King of England
- John de Grey, Justice of North Wales
- Villeins of Penrhos.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ is dated in its dating clause to 10 May 1315 (8 Edw. II).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition formerly enclosed with this writ see SC 8/156/7785
For the inquisition see SC 8/156/7786
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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)
- Latin
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.260-1 (full summary of writ)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209976/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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