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William de Cotes. de Cotes William King. Scotland Cotes requests that the king will...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E400

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This record is about the William de Cotes. de Cotes William King. Scotland Cotes requests that the king will... dating from [1307-1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/319/E400
Date
[1307-1327]
Description
Petitioners
William de Cotes.
Name(s)
de Cotes, William
Addressees
King.
Places mentioned
Scotland
Nature of request
Cotes requests that the king will ordain for him having regard that he has served the king and his father in Scotland and has lost all of his lands and chattels in Scotland, and sold all his lands in England.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.
Note
The petition is dated to 1307-1327 as it is clearly a petition of Edward II's reign. It seems likely that the petition dates to c. 1318 with the petitions that surround it in this file, but there is no evidence to confirm this.
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/C9529452/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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