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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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People of the honour of Peverell in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. King. The people...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/308/15367
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This record is about the People of the honour of Peverell in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. King. The people... dating from [c. 1297] 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 8/308/15367
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1297]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the honour of Peverell in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of the honour of Peverel request remedy because by the Great Charter of Henry III, confirmed by the King, they should have certain liberties, but at Henry III's command Vavasur joined the honour to the other hundreds of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, and that an inquisition on the oaths of good and loyal men be held in this matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- It should be written to the sheriffs that the charter be observed.
- Places mentioned
- Peverel honour
- Nottinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- Northamptonshire
- Leicestershire
- Wallingford honour
- Boulogne honour
- Nottingham, [Nottinghamshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry [III], King of England
- Robert le Vavasur, late sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and keeper of the honour of Peverel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to after 1297 since it refers to Edward I's confirmation of the Great Charter.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528964/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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