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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Margaret de Gavastoun (Gaveston), Countess of Cornwall. de Gavastoun (Gaveston),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/192/9551
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This record is about the Margaret de Gavastoun (Gaveston), Countess of Cornwall. de Gavastoun (Gaveston),... dating from [1315] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/192/9551
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Margaret de Gavastoun (Gaveston), Countess of Cornwall.
- Name(s)
- de Gavastoun (Gaveston), Countess of Cornwall, Margaret
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Margaret de Gavastoun, Countess of Cornwall, states that some of the bond-tenants of the manor of Burstwick, who are in her keeping, have asked to be governed by the usages customary there, and others to be governed by the common law, and that she does not wish to make a decision without consulting the King. She requests letters to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to consider the findings of James de Berkhamstede and Robert de Dalyngho, who have inquired into this at her request, and to examine it again if necessary, and to ordain a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Burstwick, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Bond-tenants of Burstwick
- James de Berkhamstede (Berkhamsted)
- Robert de Dalyngho.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCW 1244-1326 p.433 is dated 7 November 1315, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a document with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.3542 of C 81/93
For a petition with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see SC 8/193/9611
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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 Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.433 (order to appoint two suitable men to enquire into this matter and to inform the King, with which this petition was formerly enclosed)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295436/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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