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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
Item
? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward II to Clitheroe commanding him to restore Merkeshale...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/317/E265
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward II to Clitheroe commanding him to restore Merkeshale... dating from 1315 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/317/E265
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1315
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Edward II to Clitheroe commanding him to restore Merkeshale to the bailiwick of the forestry of the forest with all that pertains to that, as the king granted it to him for his service but it was resumed because of the ordinances of the prelates, earls and barons.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Knaresborough Forest, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Edward II, King of England
- Robert de Cliderhou (Clitheroe)
- Richard de Merkeshale
- Thomas le Rous.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ is dated to 1315 as the date given in the dating clause is 6 May 8 [Edw. II].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a petition which this writ appears to relate to, see SC 8/317/E266
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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/C9529317/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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