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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Barons of Dover. Lord Edward, son of the King, his lieutenant in England, and his...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/201/10007
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This record is about the Barons of Dover. Lord Edward, son of the King, his lieutenant in England, and his... dating from [1297-1298] 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 8/201/10007
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1297-1298]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Barons of Dover.
- Addressees
- Lord Edward, son of the King, his lieutenant in England, and his council.
- Nature of request
- The barons of Dover state that it has never been the custom for them to attend any visitation of any Archbishop or other ordinary outside their town, by reason of the church of St Martin of Dover, which was founded by the King's ancestors on the privileges and franchises of the chapel in the King's castle; but that the Archbishop of Canterbury has summoned several of their fellow-barons to his visitation outside Dover. They have claimed their estate, but this claim has not been allowed. They request counsel and aid to save the King's estate and their own.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Dover, [Kent].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The address would seem to suggest that this petition dates from Edward I's absence in Flanders, 1297-8, when his son was regent of England.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333563/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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