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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Roger de Nowers. de Nowers Roger King. [Petition in 3 parts, the whole petition being...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/233/11629
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This record is about the Roger de Nowers. de Nowers Roger King. [Petition in 3 parts, the whole petition being... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/233/11629
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger de Nowers.
- Name(s)
- de Nowers, Roger
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 3 parts, the whole petition being only partially legible.]1) Nowers requests the king's aid concerning the provision of armour for the troops that he has been commanded to array.2) Nowers makes a further request concerning the arraying of troops.3) Nowers makes a request concerning the charges, expenses and troubles [that he has incurred], making reference to Harcourt and his failure to execute the commands of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) Let the truth of the matter be enquired of . . .2) Let the people be attached by . . .3) Let Harcourt be commanded to act on the orders of the king . . .[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Oxfordshire.
- People mentioned
- Nicholas de Hontrecouke
- Robert Ellis
- John de Harcourt.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1324 as various references to the petitioner and the array of troops in Oxfordshire survive for the last few months of 1324 in the patent rolls (CPR 1324-7, pp.29, 55, 78).
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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 II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.29, 55, 78 (various references to the petitioner and the arraying of troops in Oxfordshire)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335188/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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