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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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John Wesaunt. Wesaunt John King and council. York. Wesaunt requests regard in lands...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/173/8617
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This record is about the John Wesaunt. Wesaunt John King and council. York. Wesaunt requests regard in lands... dating from [1314-1325] 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 8/173/8617
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1314-1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Wesaunt.
- Name(s)
- Wesaunt, John
- Addressees
- King and council. York.
- Nature of request
- Wesaunt requests regard in lands or in ransoms as he has served the king at his own cost and has lost his goods and chattels to the Scots, and he and his tenants have been burnt out, and he dare not reside on his land but resides at York for fear of the enemy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege, Herlaston.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1314-1325 as the petition refers committed by the Scots and the king's enemies that would suggest a petition of around these dates when Scottish raiding was at its height. The reference to the king's enemies may indicate a date to after the revolt of Thomas of Lancaster.
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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/C9294483/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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