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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
Item
Men at arms and others from Cuttlestone hundred, Staffordshire, sent to serve the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/202/10061
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This record is about the Men at arms and others from Cuttlestone hundred, Staffordshire, sent to serve the... dating from [? c. 1276-? c. 1295] 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 8/202/10061
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1276-? c. 1295]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men at arms and others from Cuttlestone hundred, Staffordshire, sent to serve the King in Wales.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners cry mercy to the King and council for the wrongful exactions inflicted upon them by William Fitz Ellis for remaining in the household.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to be heard before the Sheriff, and the Sheriff is to be ordered to do justice to them.
- Places mentioned
- Cuttlestone hundred, Staffordshire
- Wales.
- People mentioned
- William Fitz Ellis, warden of Cuttlestone hundred, Staffordshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and the language, and the mention of service in Wales.
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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/C9333617/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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