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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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None. King. It is requested that the king ordain for the safe-keeping of Dover castle.[A...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8676
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/174/8676
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- None.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- It is requested that the king ordain for the safe-keeping of Dover castle.[A list of the defects of the castle follows the petition].
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to William de Scothou that he deliver the money he received for the sale of the horses of Hainault to Burgherssh to aid in the repair of the faults of Dover castle by view and testimony of the prior of Dover.
- Places mentioned
- Dover, [Kent]
- Hainault.
- People mentioned
- William de Scothou (Scottow)
- Bartholomew de Burgherssh, constable of Dover Castle.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1328 as the order in accordance with the response to this petition was issued on 16 May 1328 (CCR 1327-30, p.285).
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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, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.285 (order to Scothou in accordance with the response to this petition)
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294542/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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