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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Sergeants of the castle of Jersey. King. The sergeants request that the bailiff of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8740
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This record is about the Sergeants of the castle of Jersey. King. The sergeants request that the bailiff of... dating from [1294-1297] 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 8/175/8740
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1294-1297]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Sergeants of the castle of Jersey.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The sergeants request that the bailiff of Jersey be commanded to pay their wages which are in arrears, and they have maintained themselves at their own expense. They requested assistance from Cobham before and after the destruction but he answered that the castle was well guarded, and claimed to have no money to pay them despite receiving money from the king and the money from the goods of those that fled to Normandy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Cobham is to be written to that he ought to pay the wages which are in arrears.
- Places mentioned
- Jersey, [Channel Islands]
- Normandy, [France].
- People mentioned
- Reginald de Carteret, knight
- Henry de Cobbeham (Cobham).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1294-1297 on the basis of the reference to Henry de Cobham who was warden of the islands in those years.
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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)
- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.9 (full summary of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294608/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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