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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Walter Giffard, archbishop of York. Giffard Walter King. archbishop of York Walter,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/308/15379
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This record is about the Walter Giffard, archbishop of York. Giffard Walter King. archbishop of York Walter,... dating from [1265-1279] 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 8/308/15379
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1265-1279]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Walter Giffard, archbishop of York.
- Name(s)
- Giffard, Walter
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- archbishop of York
- Nature of request
- Walter, archbishop of York, to whom the King granted licence to make a 40-foot wide trench in Sherwood Forest, in his wood and those of the abbot of Rufford and prior of Newstead, requests that the writ sent to Neville to hold an inquisition ad quod dampnum on the oaths of foresters, verderers and other good men of the bailiwick be amended because his bailiff erred concerning the boundaries between the said woods.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- York
- Sherwood Forest, [Nottinghamshire]
- Rufford, [Nottinghamshire]
- Newstead, [Nottinghamshire].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Rufford
- prior of Newstead
- Geoffrey de Nevill (Neville), justice north of the Trent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is by Walter Giffard and thus dates to 1265-79.
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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/C9528976/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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