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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Melcombe. King and council. The burgesses of Melcombe state that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/240/11957
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/240/11957
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Melcombe.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Melcombe state that the King had appointed certain justices to inquire into the right of the King and his burgesses in the port and haven of Melcombe, as there is a dispute on this matter between the King and burgesses on the one hand, and Elizabeth de Clare, Lady de Burgh, on the other, and the burgesses have heard that Lady Elizabeth is intending to purchase a supersedeas to obstruct that inquisition. They therefore request letters under the privy seal to the Chancellor not to grant any such supersedeas or to associate any other justice with those already assigned, or to repeal this if it has already been done, so that the justices can proceed to hold their inquisition.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Melcombe Regis, Dorset.
- People mentioned
- Roger de Chaundos, justice
- William de Whytfeld (Whitfield), justice
- Walter Heryng (Herring), justice
- Roger le Gyldene, justice
- Elizabeth de Clare, Lady de Burgh.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1332 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed, no.5641 of C 81/192, is dated 23 July 6 Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.5641 of C 81/192
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335521/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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