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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Cromwell, keeper of the King's forests north of the Trent. de Cromwell John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/303/15122
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/303/15122
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1318
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Cromwell, keeper of the King's forests north of the Trent.
- Name(s)
- de Cromwell, John
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Occupation
- keeper of the King's forests north of the Trent
- Nature of request
- Cromwell requests a writ to the sheriff of Yorkshire to choose a capable verderer of Galtres Forest because Gra is useless in this office. Written at the Tower of London on 2 April in the 11th year of the King's reign [1318].
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Galtres forest, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Yorkshire
- London.
- People mentioned
- [John Sandall, Bishop of Winchester], Chancellor
- William Gra, verderer of Galtres Forest
- sheriff of Yorkshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated internally to 2 April in the 11th year (of Edward II) (1318).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/41/2031
For a related writ, see SC 8/323/E571
For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/154/7656
For a related inquisition, see SC 8/204/10189
For a petition from this petitioner and his wife see SC 8/11/525
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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/C9528869/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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