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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Felton, constable of Alnwick castle. de Felton John King and council. constable...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/201/10043
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This record is about the John de Felton, constable of Alnwick castle. de Felton John King and council. constable... dating from [1317] 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 8/201/10043
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1317]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Felton, constable of Alnwick castle.
- Name(s)
- de Felton, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- constable of Alnwick castle
- Nature of request
- John de Felton, constable of Alnwick castle, asks that he might account in the Wardrobe for the wages he has received, and what is in arrears of these wages, for the men the King has ordered him to retain for the garrison of Alnwick castle; as many of them are presently staying in the town until they have an answer on this, putting the castle in danger.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Keeper of the Wardrobe is to be ordered by writ that he is to account in the Wardrobe for the contents of the petition, and that he is further to do what is to be done in this case.
- Places mentioned
- Alnwick, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1317 by Northumberland Petitions p.158 (no.131).CFR 1307-19 p.219 is dated 26 November 1314, pp.267-268 is dated 30 December 1315, and pp.378-379 is dated 13 November 1318.
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), p.158 (no.131) (full edition of petition)
- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. II, Edw II, 1307-1319, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.219 (commitment during pleasure to John de Felton of the keeping of Alnwick castle) & pp.267-268 (commitment to John de Felton of the keeping of Alnwick castle during the minority of Henry de Percy) & pp.378-379 (grant to Henry de Percy of the keeping of Alnwick castle)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333599/
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