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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
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Commonalty of the county of Cornwall. King and council. The commonalty request confirmation...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E562
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This record is about the Commonalty of the county of Cornwall. King and council. The commonalty request confirmation... dating from [c. 1302] 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 8/323/E562
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1302]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commonalty of the county of Cornwall.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The commonalty request confirmation of their charter of King John, and they request remedy and that the sheriff be their escheator as has always been the case since the making of the charter until 12 years previously when Harcla acted in the county.
- Nature of endorsement
- The charter and is to be sent under the great seal to Thomas de la Hyde and that he enquire of all the points contained in the charter and certify the king if it be to the damage of the king to confirm the charter.
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- Malcolm de Harle (Harcla), escheator below the Trent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1302 as the petition refers to 12 years ago in the escheatorship of Malcolm de Harcla. He served from 1290 until his death in May 1298, and if the petition refers back to the time that he became escheator then the earliest date for this petition is 1302.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the copy of the charter formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/323/E561
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529614/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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