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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Adam Castelok; Maud de Castelok, wife of Adam Castelok. Castelok; de Castelok Adam;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/169/8435
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This record is about the Adam Castelok; Maud de Castelok, wife of Adam Castelok. Castelok; de Castelok Adam;... dating from [1344] 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 8/169/8435
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1344]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Adam Castelok; Maud de Castelok, wife of Adam Castelok.
- Name(s)
- Castelok; de Castelok, Adam; Maud
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Casteloks request a writ to Shareshull to enquire whether Emma, widow of Geoffrey Skyrmere died of natural causes or not, and of the conspiracy against them so that the truth can be found, and Adam Castelok restored to the law. Adam Castelok was outlawed and Maud Castelok waived by the false conspiracy of Taleby of others who sued a writ for the death of Emma Skyrmere, the mother of one of the conspirators so that Coleby could obtain some land that he coveted by escheat that the Casteloks held from him in Standhill.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let a commission be made to Shareshull, Frilond and Hatcombe to enquire of the things contained in the petition, and return the inquisition into Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Standhill, Oxfordshire.
- People mentioned
- John de Coleby
- John Dobbe
- Richard Skyrmere, son of Emma Skyrmere
- Emma [Skyrmere], widow of Geoffrey Skyrmere, and mother of Richard Skyrmere
- Geoffrey Skyrmere
- William de Shareshull
- John Frilond
- Richard Hatcombe.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1344 as a commission was issued concerning the matter on 6 August 1344 (CPR 1343-5, p.399).
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VI, 1343-1345, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.399 (commission in accordance with the response to the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294282/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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