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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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People of Northamptonshire. King and council. The people of Northamptonshire complain...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/260/12954
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This record is about the People of Northamptonshire. King and council. The people of Northamptonshire complain... dating from [1296-1326] 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 8/260/12954
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1296-1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Northamptonshire.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Northamptonshire complain that when they buy agricultural implements at the market in Northampton and take them out of the town the collector of fees from transporting goods on forest roads for the Forest of Rockingham (weywodereve) attaches them to appear at the next swain-moot if they do not make fine with him at his pleasure. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- A writ of Chancery is to be sent to Hugh le Despenser, Justice of the Forest, to inquire more fully into the truth of the contents of the petition; and he is to have those whom he finds guilty imprisoned until the King has spoken his will concerning them.
- Places mentioned
- Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Rockingham Forest, [Northamptonshire].
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser, Justice of the Forest.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The mention of Hugh le Despenser as Justice of the Forest dates this petition to between 1296 and 1326.
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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/C9516898/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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