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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Geoffrey Russel (Russell). Russel (Russell) Geoffrey King. Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E399
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This record is about the Geoffrey Russel (Russell). Russel (Russell) Geoffrey King. Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire,... 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/E399
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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
- Geoffrey Russel (Russell).
- Name(s)
- Russel (Russell), Geoffrey
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- Nature of request
- Russel requests that the king will assign and order where he is able to have his sustenance until he is able, with the aid of the king, to recover his bailiwick, as the king sent letters to various abbeys to provide sustenance but he was unable to be received. He served the king's father for 36 years as valet of his butlery, and the king for 10 years in the war of Scotland first at Roxburgh as coroner, and when that was lost, in the garrison of Berwick Castle until he was forced to quit it because of hardship and his enfeeblement.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1318 as the petitioner refers to his service to the king for ten years, and service in the garrison at Berwick, though the petitioner seems to have quitted Berwick before its capture by the Scots. The date of 1317 suggested by Bain might be right (Bain, vol. III, no.585).
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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 Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. III, 1307-1357, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1888), p.585 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529451/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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