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Henry de Shirokes, Chamberlain of North Wales in the time of the King's father. de...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12799
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This record is about the Henry de Shirokes, Chamberlain of North Wales in the time of the King's father. de... dating from [c. 1328] 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 8/256/12799
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Shirokes, Chamberlain of North Wales in the time of the King's father.
- Name(s)
- de Shirokes, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Chamberlain of North Wales
- Nature of request
- Henry de Shirokes, Chamberlain of North Wales in the time of the King's father, makes three requests:1) He states that during his term of office there were irregularities in the appointment of the King's ministers in North Wales, and in their accounting,
- Nature of endorsement
- These petitions, commission and writ are to be sent to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, so that, when they have seen the same petitions, commission and writ, and searched the remembrances there which should be searched on this business, and when they have made the necessary inquiries on this matter and called those who are to be called, and when they have heard the arguments with regard to making this discharge to the said Henry, they are to do what justice and reason demand.
- Places mentioned
- North Wales
- Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, [Wales]
- Anglesey, [Wales]
- Merioneth, [Wales]
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II]
- King of England; Roger de Mortimer of Chirk
- Justice of Wales; John Sapy
- Sheriff of Caernarfonshire; Henry Somer
- Lieutenant of John Sapy
- Sheriff of Caernarfonshire; Einion ap Ieuan
- Sheriff of Anglesey; John de Ereswell
- Lieutenant of Einion ap Ieuan
- Sheriff of Anglesey; John Cam
- Sheriff of Merioneth; Thomas de Peulesdon
- Lieutenant of John Cam
- Sheriff of Merioneth; William de Shaldeford
- Lieutenant of Roger de Mortimer of Chirk
- Justice of Wales; Robert de Ripon
- clerk of Henry de Shirokes
- Chamberlain of North Wales.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to after 1327 with reference to the King's father (Henry de Shirokes was Chamberlain of North Wales from June 1319 to November 1321), and probably to a year or two later, as the references to him suggest that he is now dead, and as Einion ap Ieuan was Sheriff of Anglesey from 1316 until 1327 or 1328.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A related petition is SC 8/6/255
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.432-434 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440411/
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