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John de Holebrok (Holbrook). de Holebrok (Holbrook) John King. Holebrok requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/267/13326

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This record is about the John de Holebrok (Holbrook). de Holebrok (Holbrook) John King. Holebrok requests... dating from [c. 1291] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/267/13326
Date
[c. 1291]
Description
Petitioners
John de Holebrok (Holbrook).
Name(s)
de Holebrok (Holbrook), John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Holebrok requests that the king will record and attest by his writ to the barons of the Exchequer, that Holebrok's father was commanded to proceed with the works of the castle of Rockingham, and that due allowance be made in the account.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege;2) Fiat.
Places mentioned
Rockingham, [Northamptonshire].
People mentioned
Richard [de Holebrok (Holbrook)], father of the petitioner and keeper of Rockingham Castle.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1291 on the basis of a reference of the commitment of the castle of Rockingham to Ellis de Hauvill in succession to Richard de Holebrok, the petitioner's father (CFR 1272-1307, p.290). The petition is likely to be roughly contemporary with this.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. I, Edw I, 1272-1307, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.290 (commitment of the castle and forest of Rockingham in succession to the petitioner's father )
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517273/

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