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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Oke. de Oke Richard King. Richard de Oke states that he holds the land...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/199/9930
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This record is about the Richard de Oke. de Oke Richard King. Richard de Oke states that he holds the land... dating from [c. 1281-c. 1283] 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 8/199/9930
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1281-c. 1283]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Oke.
- Name(s)
- de Oke, Richard
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Richard de Oke states that he holds the land of Toppinghoe in Essex of the enfeoffment of the late Baldwin Filyol, but that the Sheriff of Essex has seized it into the King's hand claiming that it is held in chief of the King: but he does not know by what service, and does not wish to inquire without a direct order - and other lords are claiming that it is held of them. He requests a writ of inquisition to inquire into whether this land should be held of the King or of someone else, and by what service. And if of the King, he asks the King's grace that he might be able to hold of him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Toppinghoe, Essex.
- People mentioned
- Baldwin Filyol.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1281-3 with reference to CIPM, vol. II, no.468.
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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)
- Latin
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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 Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. II, 1-19 Edw I, (Public Record Office, 1906), no.468 (related inquisition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295819/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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