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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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? No Petitioner named Letter from the jurats and commons of la Reole to the King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/273/13639
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter from the jurats and commons of la Reole to the King... dating from [c. 1316] 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 8/273/13639
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Letter from the jurats and commons of la Reole to the King and council, stating that grievous reports have reached them of oppressions carried out against merchants of the Duchy of Aquitaine residing in England by Stephen de Abingdon, who claims to the be the King's butler. They ask the King to listen to the complaint of the merchants, and to provide a remedy, giving them compensation for their losses.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- La Reole, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- Jurats and commons of La Reole
- [Edward II], King of England
- Stephen de Abyndona (Abingdon), King's butler
- merchants of Aquitaine residing in England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CFR 1307-19 p.290 is dated 28 July 1316. The use of the phrase 'qui se gerit pro pincerna' (who claims to be the butler) would seem to suggest a date shortly after his appointment, although he seems to have occupied the office for some time.
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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)
- Latin
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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. II, Edw II, 1307-1319, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.290 (appointment of Stephen de Abingdon as King's chief butler)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517586/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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