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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Germain of Guernsey. Germain William Council. William Germain of Guernsey...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/238/11860
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This record is about the William Germain of Guernsey. Germain William Council. William Germain of Guernsey... dating from [1311] 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 8/238/11860
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1311]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Germain of Guernsey.
- Name(s)
- Germain, William
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- William Germain of Guernsey states that the ancient customs of Guernsey are such that if a man abjures the island for any reason and the King gives him his peace within a year and a day, then his lands and tenements are to be returned to him. Therefore, as the King has given him his grace and peace within a year and a day of his having abjured the island, he asks for a writ to the Bailiff or to the Lieutenant, Otto de Gransoun, that, if the custom is so, his lands and tenements are to be returned to him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Guernsey, [Channel Islands].
- People mentioned
- Otto de Gransoun (Grandison), Lieutenant [of the Channel Islands].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1307-13 p.386 is dated 26 August 1311, and p.401 is dated 22 November 1311. The petition must date from between these two dates.
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.11 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.386 (pardon to the petitioner for having abjured the island) & p.401 (grant to the petitioner of his lands, in enlargement of the pardon granted to him)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335420/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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