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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
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William Rohais, free tenant of the Isle of Guernsey. Rohais William King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/161/8020
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This record is about the William Rohais, free tenant of the Isle of Guernsey. Rohais William King and council.... dating from [1321] 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 8/161/8020
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Rohais, free tenant of the Isle of Guernsey.
- Name(s)
- Rohais, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Rohais requests that the king grant a writ of confirmation of a petit sergeanty that is called 'la franchise de Rohays' in Guernsey in the parish of St Andrew which he obtained by judgment before the justices, namely Bourne and his companions.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Guernsey, [Channel Islands].
- People mentioned
- William de Bourne, justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1321 in accordance with the date of the Chancery warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed (CCW 1244-1326, p.526).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the record of the petitioners suit and recovery, see m.4d in JUST 1/1163
For the chancery warrant in which this petition was enclosed, see no.5881 in C 81/116
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.35 (full summary of petitions)
- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.526 (Chancery warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293864/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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