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Lost. King . . . [The petition has suffered considerable damage to its upper portion,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8724

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This record is about the Lost. King . . . [The petition has suffered considerable damage to its upper portion,... dating from [? c. 1316] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/175/8724
Date
[? c. 1316]
Description
Petitioners
Lost.
Addressees
King . . .
Nature of request
[The petition has suffered considerable damage to its upper portion, and much of the petition is missing or illegible but it refers to a response made by Berewy to the king, an [inquisition] made by commission to Whelpedale, and a summons of the Exchequer].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
Alexander de Berewy
John de Whelpedale
Thomas de Corbridge.
Note
If the guard note is correct in associating a fine roll reference whereby Appleby in Westmorland was committed to Whelpedale, then the petition dates to 1316 (CFR 1307-19, p.300). The hand of the document suggests a date of about this time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. II, Edw II, 1307-1319, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.300 (possibly related reference to the commitment during pleasure to Whelpedale of the town of Appleby in Westmorland)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294592/

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