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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Secret seal letter of the king whereby he states that he has...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12194
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Secret seal letter of the king whereby he states that he has... dating from [1345] 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 8/244/12194
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1345]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Secret seal letter of the king whereby he states that he has received the petition of Asshewy and has granted that he can be received for his mother to pursue and try with the Peverells in a plea pending in the Bench between them and the king, and it is commanded that a writ under the great seal to the justices of the Bench on this.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]On the part of the king.[On dorse, none].
- People mentioned
- Edward III, King of England
- Stephen [de Asshewy], son and heir of Margaret, widow of Stephen de Asshewy
- Margaret [de Asshewy], widow of Stephen de Asshewy
- Andrew Peverell
- Katherine [Peverell], wife of Andrew Peverell.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The letter dates to 1345 with the petition with which it was enclosed (SC 8/244/12193).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition in which this secret seal letter was enclosed, see SC 8/244/12193
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. VII, 1343-1346, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.585-6 (order to the justices to receive Asshewy in the case)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439799/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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