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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Grey of Codnor. de Grey Richard King and council. [This petition is hard...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/258/12853
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/258/12853
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Grey of Codnor.
- Name(s)
- de Grey, Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is hard to read.]Richard de Grey of Codnor states that he has petitioned several parliaments for the manor of Overstone, which he claims as his right, and that by force of these petitions the Treasurer, Barons and Chamberlains of the Exchequer have informed the King of what they have found concerning this manor, and the Chancellor likewise, and Richard has pleaded his right on the country and an inquisition is being held. He asks that the inquisition might be expedited and the justices might be ordered to proceed to judgment on the verdict.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] In the King's Chancery with the Bishop of Chester.[On dorse] This petition is to be sent before the King so that, when the process mentioned by the petition has been examined there, the justices are to do justice and reason to him there.
- Places mentioned
- Overstone, Northamptonshire.
- People mentioned
- [Roger Northburgh], Bishop of Chester (Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CFR 1327-37 p.219 is dated 1 December 1330, and the petition would seem to date from around this time.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/48/2400
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. IV, Edw III, 1327-1337, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.219 (grant during the king's pleasure to Richard de Grey of Codnor of the keeping of the manor of Overstone)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440465/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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