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Not specified King. The petition asks that English commissaries, advocates and proctors...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/283/14133

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This record is about the Not specified King. The petition asks that English commissaries, advocates and proctors... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1337] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/283/14133
Date
[c. 1327-c. 1337]
Description
Petitioners
Not specified
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petition asks that English commissaries, advocates and proctors might be assigned for the king's business, and that they might be provided with commissions and other letters, sufficient to let them know the king's right in this business: such as were made by the king's grandfather, but with the necessary additions and amendments to suit the new circumstances.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
People mentioned
[Edward I], King of England.
Note
From the hand and the mention of the king's grandfather, this petition would appear to date from the reign of Edward III, before the outbreak of the Hundred Years War.
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/C9682244/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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