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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Adam de la Bourne of Thorndale. Bourne Adam King. Bourne requests the grant of vill...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8708
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This record is about the Adam de la Bourne of Thorndale. Bourne Adam King. Bourne requests the grant of vill... dating from [c. 1355] 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 8/175/8708
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1355]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Adam de la Bourne of Thorndale.
- Name(s)
- Bourne, Adam
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Bourne requests the grant of vill of Hadden which belonged to the traitor Bernard de Hauden who betrayed the castle of Nisbet. Bourne was taken by the Scots during the time of truce and could not escape without a ransom, and he was granted by the king all of the things that pertained to the king in Roxburgh that amounted to £20, but these were wasted.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning the petition someone will speak to the king that it might be ordained that Bourne's son be one of the king's scholars at Cambridge.2) Concerning the lands of Hadden let the chancellor of Berwick be ordered to certify the king of the lands and their value so that the king can say his will.
- Places mentioned
- Thorndale [unidentified]
- Nisbet, [Berwickshire, Scotland]
- Hauden (Hadden), [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- William, [Douglas], lord Douglas
- William de Maunay
- Bernard de Hauden (Hadden, Haldane).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition appears to relate to events surrounding the battle of Nisbet in 1355, when Nisbet Castle was captured and Berwick burned.
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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/C9294576/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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