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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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Men of Northumberland living near the march of England. King. The men of Northumberland...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/277/13807
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This record is about the Men of Northumberland living near the march of England. King. The men of Northumberland... dating from [c. 1279] 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 8/277/13807
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1279]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Northumberland living near the march of England.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The men of Northumberland living near the march of England request remedy against men of Northumberland who were angry at their neighbour, lay in wait for him and followed him beyond the march of England into Scotland in the town of Berwick and killed him, and came back as felons over the bridge and had their lands, tenements and chattels as they did before.
- Nature of endorsement
- The bishop of Norwich and Vescy were ordered to examine and enquire into the case.
- Places mentioned
- Northumberland
- Scotland
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- Bishop of Norwich
- R. de Vescy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1279, with reference to CPR 1272-81, p. 339, an oyer and terminer into the King's bailiffs and officers in Northumberland.
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1281, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.339 (oyer and terminer re King's bailiffs and officers in Northumberland)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517754/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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