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Gilbert de Birton, of Lincolnshire. de Birton Gilbert King. Birton requests that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E377

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This record is about the Gilbert de Birton, of Lincolnshire. de Birton Gilbert King. Birton requests that... dating from [c. 1310-c.1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/319/E377
Date
[c. 1310-c.1324]
Description
Petitioners
Gilbert de Birton, of Lincolnshire.
Name(s)
de Birton, Gilbert
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Birton requests that he can recover his land as he was granted a charter of peace for breaking-out from prison and of the outlawry which was done for the covetousness of his land when he was on service in Scotland, which charter was granted at the request of Lady Wake having regard to his long service to the king's father.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege et consilio.
Places mentioned
Lincolnshire
Scotland.
People mentioned
Lady de Wak (Wake).
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1310-c. 1324 as this petition is clearly presented during the Scottish war. It seems likely from the dating of many of the other petitions in this file that this petition dates to c. 1318 and is part of an original file found in the last petitions of file 318 and in file 319.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529429/

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