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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Colchester. King and council. The burgesses of Colchester state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/257/12813
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This record is about the Burgesses of Colchester. King and council. The burgesses of Colchester state that... dating from [c. 1283-c. 1297] 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 8/257/12813
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1283-c. 1297]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Colchester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Colchester state that by a charter of Richard I, confirmed by Henry III and by the present King, their borough, together with the hamlets of Mile End, Lexden, Berechurch, and Greenstead, has answered in all eyres, both of the Forest and others, by four men, but the justices in eyre for pleas of the Forest are now using certain words in the enrolment of an eyre of the Forest held before Roger Lestraunge and his companions to attempt to sever these four hamlets from the borough. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Colchester, Essex
- Mile End, Essex
- Lexden, Essex
- Donyland (Berechurch), Essex
- Greenstead, Essex.
- People mentioned
- Richard [I], King of England
- Henry [III], King of England
- Roger Lestraunge (le Strange), justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Roger le Strange is appointed Justice of the Forest south of the Trent on 21 October 1283 (CPR 1281-92 p.84). He is still Justice on 24 April 1296 (CPR 1292-1301 p.187), but by 30 June 1297 he is spoken of as 'late justice of the forest on this side Trent' (CPR 1292-1301 p.257). These dates would seem to give an approximate date for this petition.
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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/C9440425/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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