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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Men of Guernsey. [Archbishop of Canterbury]. The men of Guernsey request that sufficient...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/277/13811
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This record is about the Men of Guernsey. [Archbishop of Canterbury]. The men of Guernsey request that sufficient... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/277/13811
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Guernsey.
- Addressees
- [Archbishop of Canterbury].
- Nature of request
- The men of Guernsey request that sufficient people be sent to keep the Channel Islands until peace is established between the Kings of England and France and their subjects, so that the islands not be seised by the judgment of the court of France as were the island of Oleron, the bastide of St Sardos and the duchy of Aquitaine over which the war was begun.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Before the King.2) This should be done.
- Places mentioned
- Channel Islands
- France
- Isle d'Oleron, [Saintonge, France]
- St Sardos, [Guyenne, France]
- Aquitaine, [France].
- People mentioned
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- King of France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1327 since this is the second part of the petition (SC 8/277/13810).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the first part of this petition see SC 8/277/13810
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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/C9517758/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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