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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of the Isle of Wight. King and council. [The petition is not easily legible]The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7882
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This record is about the People of the Isle of Wight. King and council. [The petition is not easily legible]The... dating from [? 1320-? 1345] 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 8/158/7882
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1320-? 1345]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the Isle of Wight.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is not easily legible]The people requests remedy concerning those people who should reside in the Isle for its defence but do not. They request remedy concerning those who do not reside in the Isle but owe service to defend the Isle in times of war who have withdrawn the service. They request remedy concerning the actions of the bailiffs of the king's court of chivalry.
- Nature of endorsement
- [The responses are only partially legible because of repairs].1) Concerning the first point it seems to the council that . . .2) Concerning the second point they should declare which people . . . 50 men at arms in times of war . . . how they are withdrawn by . . .3) Concerning the third point he should have a writ in Chancery that the . . . nor others be troubled by the present articles . . . view of frankpledge . . .4) Coram rege.5) The king for the keeping of the Isle . . . by others at his will, but it pleases the king for the time being . . . people of the Isle should reside . . .6) Concerning the second point . . .
- Places mentioned
- Isle of Wight, [Hampshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to? 1320-? 1345 on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9210074/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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