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Richard Champioun (Champion), sergeant-at-arms. Champioun (Champion) Richard King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E590

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This record is about the Richard Champioun (Champion), sergeant-at-arms. Champioun (Champion) Richard King... dating from [1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/323/E590
Date
[1307]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Champioun (Champion), sergeant-at-arms.
Name(s)
Champioun (Champion), Richard
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
sergeant-at-arms
Nature of request
Champioun requests that he be granted the office of forester in the forest of Inglewood, or the office of bailiff of the town of Penrith with the liberties for his service in the wars of Gascony, Wales and Scotland.1)
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.2) He should have a writ of enquiry under the great seal of the king concerning the bailiwick of Penrith.
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France]
Wales
Scotland
Inglewood Forest, [Cumberland]
Penrith, [Cumberland].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.519 (grant for life of one of the foresterships in the ward of Allerdale in Inglewood to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529642/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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