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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Rither, late constable of Skipton castle. de Rither John Chancellor. constable...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/304/15199
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This record is about the John de Rither, late constable of Skipton castle. de Rither John Chancellor. constable... 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 8/304/15199
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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
- John de Rither, late constable of Skipton castle.
- Name(s)
- de Rither, John
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Occupation
- constable of Skipton castle
- Nature of request
- Rither requests that whereas at the command of Edward II for the safe-keeping of Skipton castle he received 27 men at arms and 39 hobblers at the usual wages from 19 January in Edward II's 16th year [1323] to 3 March next, for which wages he never had allowance, that he may have a writ to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to enquire into this and if it is as he claims, that he may have allowance on his account from the issues of the castle.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Skipton in Craven (Skipton), [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Edward [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to early in the reign of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/261/13016
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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. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.177 (1322 commitment to petitioner of keeping of Skipton castle) & p.401 (1326 order to petitioner to deliver Skipton to Geoffrey le Scrop)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528946/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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