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John de Warenne, earl of Warenne. de Warenne, earl of Warenne John King. The earl...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11324

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This record is about the John de Warenne, earl of Warenne. de Warenne, earl of Warenne John King. The earl... dating from [? c. 1337] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/227/11324
Date
[? c. 1337]
Description
Petitioners
John de Warenne, earl of Warenne.
Name(s)
de Warenne, earl of Warenne, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The earl requests that the burgesses of Canford are able to have their liberties and customs as they have had and used in the town and port without disturbance, and that they are able to have the same liberties by sea and land as the burgesses of Melcombe, and that the fishers sell their fish at the town of Poole.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Dorset
Canford, [Dorset]
Melcombe Regis, [Dorset]
Poole, [Dorset]
Isle of Purbeck, [Dorset].
People mentioned
William de Mountageu (Montague), earl of Salisbury.
Note
The petition is dated to? c. 1337 on the basis of the unrelated references to Canford and the petitioner in the patent rolls (CPR 1334-8, pp.426, 550).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1334-1338, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.426, 550 (unrelated references to Canford and the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334884/

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