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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons of Kent. King and council in parliament. The commons of Kent state that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/199/9911
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This record is about the Commons of Kent. King and council in parliament. The commons of Kent state that the... dating from [1381] 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 8/199/9911
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Kent.
- Addressees
- King and council in parliament.
- Nature of request
- The commons of Kent state that the King's grandfather granted the Earl of Cambridge the constableship of Dover castle, but that he cannot perform that office or stock the castle properly without great expenses, which exceed the profit he receives from that office, as he is such a great lord. They ask that the Earl might receive a remuneration elsewhere equal to the value of this office, and that another lord of a lesser degree might be put in the Earl's place, someone who could remain in it continually for the profit of the King, the relief of the petitioners, and the salvation of the country.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Dover, Kent.
- People mentioned
- [Edward III], King of England
- [Edmund of Langley], Earl of Cambridge.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1377-81 pp.589-590 is dated 1 February 1381, and would seem to be in response to this petition.
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.589-590 (grant for life to Robert de Assheton of the constableship of Dover castle and the wardenship of the Cinque Ports, in place of Edmund Earl of Cambridge, provided that he executes the office in person)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295800/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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