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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Spark. Spark John King and council. Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E398
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This record is about the John Spark. Spark John King and council. Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]... dating from [c. 1318] 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 8/319/E398
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Spark.
- Name(s)
- Spark, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- York
- Holderness [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- Nature of request
- Spark requests for the great loss that he suffered in the castle of Berwick that he be granted the constabulary of the castle of Scarborough for the term of his life, or honourable sustenance in the abbey of St Mary, York for him, a servant, horse and his wife and one of his daughters, and the sustenance of two sisters in the house of St Leonard, York, or the office of coroner in Holderness without paying the sheriff or bailiffs anything.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1318 as it appears to be after the fall of Berwick to the Scots. An entry in the Fine rolls dating to August 1319 appears to be alternative provision being made for the petitioner, though whether it was in response to this petition is not clear (CFR 1319-27, p.3).
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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.3 (grant of the manor of Temple Brocton in Worcestershire to the petitioner during the minority of the heir)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529450/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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