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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Margaret, countess of Kent. countess of Kent Margaret King and council. The countess...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/171/8544
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This record is about the Margaret, countess of Kent. countess of Kent Margaret King and council. The countess... dating from [c. 1331] 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 8/171/8544
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margaret, countess of Kent.
- Name(s)
- countess of Kent, Margaret
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The countess requests that for the troubles and pains that she has suffered, and for the young age of her son that she be granted his keeping and the keeping of his lands.
- Nature of endorsement
- The petition is to be given to Richard de Bury so that the king can say his will.
- People mentioned
- Edmund, son of the petitioner
- Richard de Bury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1331 on the basis of the patent roll grant of all of the late earl of Kent's goods to his widow and her co-executors on 14 February 1331 (CPR 1330-4, p.73). However, this grant, though used for dating purposes in the guard note, does not seem to be in response to the petition which is asking for something entirely different. The petition is still likely to date closely to 1331, as it is unlikely that the countess would have waited for long after the fall of Mortimer to try and recover control of her son and her late husband's lands.
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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. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.73 (grant to the countess and her co-executors of all of her late husband's goods)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294409/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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