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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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Margaret Marshal, Countess of Norfolk, daughter and heir of Thomas de Brotherton....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/166/8269
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This record is about the Margaret Marshal, Countess of Norfolk, daughter and heir of Thomas de Brotherton.... dating from [? 1377] 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 8/166/8269
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margaret Marshal, Countess of Norfolk, daughter and heir of Thomas de Brotherton.
- Name(s)
- Marshal, Countess of Norfolk, Margaret
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Margaret requests that the office of the marshalsea of England should be delivered to her as Brotherton's heir by virtue of the grant of the King's great-grandfather [Edward II] to Brotherton and his heirs of the right and lordship of Bygod and all his castles, boroughs, vills and manors.
- Nature of endorsement
- Wait until the next parliament so that they can be better advised in the mean time and act rightly.
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, Marshal of England
- Roger Bygod, Marshal of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1377, with reference to CCR 1377-9, p. 2, a 1377 memo that Margaret Marshall petitioned to perform the office of marshal of England by deputy at the coronation. It must date to the reign of Richard II, since reference is made in the petition to the King's great-grandfather, Edward II.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/125/6210
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.2 (memo of petitioner's request to perform office of marshal for coronation)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294114/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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