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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Martin Gastyne, parson of Gussage St Michael. Gastyne Martin King. parson of Gussage...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/233/11601
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This record is about the Martin Gastyne, parson of Gussage St Michael. Gastyne Martin King. parson of Gussage... dating from [c. 1361] 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 8/233/11601
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1361]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Martin Gastyne, parson of Gussage St Michael.
- Name(s)
- Gastyne, Martin
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- parson of Gussage St Michael
- Nature of request
- The parson requests that he be pardoned the arrears of the sum that he owes for his church and that it be commanded that he be discharged in the Exchequer. He is an alien who has continually resided in England for fourteen years, and remained loyal to the king during the wars, and the church was taken into the king's hand during the war and he paid 5 marks for the extent until the plague when he could no longer pay. He requests this because he is old and unable to come and sue in person.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.2) He should have a writ to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to discharge him of the arrears.
- Places mentioned
- Gussage St Michael, [Dorset].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1361 as it refers to 25 [Edw. III], and the petitioner was restored to the fruits of his church following the war with France on 16 February 1361 (CPR 1358-61, p.552).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner and another on a similar matter, see SC 8/13/635
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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, Edw III, vol. XI, 1358-1361, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.552 (restitution to the petitioner of the fruits of his church)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335160/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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