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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Community of Bassetlaw and Strafforth. King and council. The community of Bassetlaw...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/265/13207
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This record is about the Community of Bassetlaw and Strafforth. King and council. The community of Bassetlaw... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/265/13207
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Community of Bassetlaw and Strafforth.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The community of Bassetlaw and Strafforth request that whereas Aune has levied over 2000 marks from them by various prises, oppressions and grievances and also in accusing many innocent people of being at the siege of the castle, by which he has seized various fines from the people, that Aune be temporarily removed from his bailiwick while good justices enquire into these grievances.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- The council is advised that this should be done if it pleases the King.2) Coram Rege.3) For the King.4) For the community of the wapentakes of Bassetlaw and Strafforth.
- Places mentioned
- Bassetlaw wapentake, [Nottingham]
- Strafforth wapentake, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Tickhill, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- People mentioned
- William de Aune, constable of the castle of Tickhill.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1322 and later, since it refers to the siege of Tickhill.
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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/C9517154/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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