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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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Peter atte Church of Purbright. Church Peter King and Council. Peter atte Church...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8388
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This record is about the Peter atte Church of Purbright. Church Peter King and Council. Peter atte Church... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/168/8388
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Peter atte Church of Purbright.
- Name(s)
- Church, Peter
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- Peter atte Church requests grace and remedy regarding 15 acres of pasture in Woking, which Hugh le Despenser seized from him and retained for 16 years without making any payment. The lands are now in the king's hands on account of the Earl's forfeiture.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Surrey.[on dorse] Assign faithful men in chancery to enquire into the contents of this petition and other articles etc., in the presence etc., and return the inquisition into Chancery and let justice be done.
- Places mentioned
- Perfright (Purbright), [Surrey]
- Woking, [Surrey].
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Evidently dates to some point after the forfeiture of Despenser in October 1326, and probably to the Westminster parliament of 1327.
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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/C9294234/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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