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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Hoton, forester of Plumpton. de Hoton William King and council. forester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/214/10678
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This record is about the William de Hoton, forester of Plumpton. de Hoton William King and council. forester... dating from [1398] 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 8/214/10678
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1398]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Hoton, forester of Plumpton.
- Name(s)
- de Hoton, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- forester of Plumpton
- Nature of request
- Hoton requests letters patent stating that he can have the office of forester of Plumpton in the forest of Inglewood as his ancestors have always done and as he did until recently when the King's officers directed a writ to the sheriff of Cumbria to enquire into the petitioner's occupation and right. It was certified in the Chancery that the petitioner and his ancestors have always had and enjoyed the said office.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 23 February in the 21st year (1398) the council agreed that a writ should be made to the justice of the forest or his lieutenant to allow the petitioner to have and enjoy what he has requested in the same manner as his ancestors did.
- Places mentioned
- Plumpton, [Cumberland]
- Inglewood, [Cumberland]
- Cumberland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in the endorsement to 23 February in the twenty-first year of Richard II (1398).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/161/8041
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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. VI, 1396-1399, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.341 (exemplification of documents relating to the office of forester of Plumpton)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334235/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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