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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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William de Brehouse (Braose). de Brehouse (Braose) William King. Braose, whose ancestors...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E578
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This record is about the William de Brehouse (Braose). de Brehouse (Braose) William King. Braose, whose ancestors... dating from [? 1294-? 1303] 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/E578
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1294-? 1303]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Brehouse (Braose).
- Name(s)
- de Brehouse (Braose), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Braose, whose ancestors founded the priory of Sele, requests that the prior be given administration of his house and the goods that pertain to it as the alien priory is in the hand of the king because of the French war and the house is so impoverished that those there do not have enough to live on, sing or make alms as was assigned by the petitioner's ancestors.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should be answered just as other aliens have been that the king does not have the will etc. until more certainly etc.
- Places mentioned
- Sele, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- Prior of Sele.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? 1294-? 1303 as the petition refers to the French war. The guard suggests 1297, but why it suggests such a narrow date is unclear.
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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/C9529630/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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