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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Coventre (Coventry). de Coventre (Coventry) William King. [The petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/241/12017
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This record is about the William de Coventre (Coventry). de Coventre (Coventry) William King. [The petition... dating from [1320] 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 8/241/12017
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Coventre (Coventry).
- Name(s)
- de Coventre (Coventry), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is damaged and is missing a portion from the upper right-hand corner].Coventre requests that he can speak with the king concerning a mine made at Reculver and treasure found at Ruckinge, and for an inquisition to be taken.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Reculver, Kent
- Reyking (Ruckinge), [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Richard de Rokesle (Ruxley).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1320 as the privy seal warrant in response to the petition dates to 6 March 1320 (CCW 1244-1326, p.505).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/3/131
For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was enclosed, see no.5219 in C 81/110
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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 Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.505 (mandate to view the petition, take advice and do what is to the profit of the king)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439620/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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