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Religious of the church of Dommartin. King. The religious of the church of Dommartin...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/282/14084

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This record is about the Religious of the church of Dommartin. King. The religious of the church of Dommartin... 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 8/282/14084
Date
[? 1307-? 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Religious of the church of Dommartin.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The religious of the church of Dommartin state that by an agreement made between them and the king's father, they enjoy the rights of the vicomte in all their lands and tenements in Ponthieu, within their enclosures and without, excepting high justice outside their enclosures, which belongs to the king, and that disputes have arisen between them and the king's men about whether certain cases are high justice or not. They ask that good men might be chosen on both sides who can take counsel from wise men and from the customs of the country as to which cases belong to them and which to the king.
Nature of endorsement
The Seneschal of Gascony is to be ordered to do justice to them on this.
Places mentioned
Dommartin, Ponthieu, [France]
Gascony, [France].
People mentioned
[Edward I], King of England.
Note
From the hand, the language and the mention of the king's father, this petition would seem to date from the reign of Edward II.
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/C9682195/

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