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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Gatecrest of Swinefleet. Gatecrest Robert King and council. Gatecrest requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7904
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This record is about the Robert Gatecrest of Swinefleet. Gatecrest Robert King and council. Gatecrest requests... dating from [c. 1340] 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 8/159/7904
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Gatecrest of Swinefleet.
- Name(s)
- Gatecrest, Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Gatecrest requests remedy as he was disseised of 12 acres of moor and turbary in Ousefleet by Henry de Lacy, and these are now in the king's hand by release of the earl's daughter.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain people be assigned in Chancery to enquire into the matter and how the moor and turbary came into the king's hand, and when the inquisition has been returned into Chancery it should be shown to the king.
- Places mentioned
- Swinefleet, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Reedness, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry de Lascy (Lacy), Earl of Lincoln
- Joan [de Lascy (Lacy)], widow of Henry de Lacy
- Alice [de Lascy (Lacy)], daughter of Henry de Lacy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated on the guard note to '1327 sq'. No real explanation is given for this dating, and the similarity of the petition to SC 8/159/7902 and 3 would suggest that the petition should be dated with them, making a date of c. 1340.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a near identical petition by a different petitioner see SC 8/159/7902
For another petition claiming that the earl has seized moorland see SC 8/160/7989
For another petition by another petitioner on the same subject see SC 8/80/3986
For another near identical petition by a different petitioner see SC 8/159/7903
For a related document see SC 8/260/12976
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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/C9210096/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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