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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of Bet. . . King. [The petition is missing a portion from its right-hand side].The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/270/13451
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This record is about the People of Bet. . . King. [The petition is missing a portion from its right-hand side].The... dating from [c. 1275] 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 8/270/13451
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Bet. . .
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is missing a portion from its right-hand side].The petitioners complain that Thomas de Normanvile, the King's steward beyond the Trent, is inflicting many oppressions on them, diminishing their estate. They ask that they might be returned to their former estate and that they might have a charter, so that their rights are not removed by the King's ministers in future.
- Nature of endorsement
- [An endorsement on the face appears to have been deliberately erased.][on dorse] Let the rolls of the Exchequer be searched, and if it is found that they did not give more than 8 [marks?] annually, then they should have the vill at fee farm for £10 per annum according to their petition.
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Normanvile, steward beyond the Trent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1275 as Thomas de Normanvile was granted the office of steward of various northern counties on 10 November 1275 (CFR 1272-1307, pp.55-6).
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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. I, Edw I, 1272-1307, (Public Record Office, 1911), pp.55-6 (commitment during pleasure of the king's castles and other lands in northern counties to Thomas de Normanvile as steward)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517398/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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