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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Because the countess of Arundel was granted lands, rents and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8701
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Because the countess of Arundel was granted lands, rents and... dating from [c. 1328] 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 8/174/8701
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Because the countess of Arundel was granted lands, rents and farms in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire to sustain her and her children, and these were subsequently granted to the Lady Despenser as part of her heritage, it is agreed by the king and council that she be granted money from the farm of the city of London, and from Surrey and Sussex by the hands of the sheriffs until the king ordains otherwise for her sustenance, and she should have suitable letters commanding the respective sheriffs to deliver the sums.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Fairford, Gloucestershire
- Caversham, Oxfordshire
- Marlow, [Berkshire]
- Bulstrode, [Berkshire]
- London
- Surrey
- Sussex.
- People mentioned
- Alice [Fitz Alan], countess of Arundel, widow of Edmund [Fitz Alan], earl of Arundel
- [Eleanor le Despenser], Lady Despenser.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The response dates to c. 1328 with the petition for which this is the separate response (SC 8/174/8700).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For letters patent formerly attached with this response, see SC 8/174/8702A
For the petition to which this is the response, see SC 8/174/8701
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9294568/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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