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Liege people of Lancashire. King. [Much of the petition is illegible but may be reconstructed...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/163/8143

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This record is about the Liege people of Lancashire. King. [Much of the petition is illegible but may be reconstructed... dating from [1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/163/8143
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
Liege people of Lancashire.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Much of the petition is illegible but may be reconstructed as a request for release from communal fines.]
Nature of endorsement
The king wills that ...
Places mentioned
Lancashire
Wigan, [Lancashire].
People mentioned
Hervey [de Staunton]
Edward II, King of England.
Note
Dated on the guard to 1327, with reference to CCR 1327-30, p. 72, 1327 orders to treasurer and barons of the Exchequer regarding this petition.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.72 (orders to treasurer and barons of the Exchequer regarding the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293988/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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