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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Merclisdon. de Merclisdon Richard King and Council. The petitioner requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/310/15465
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This record is about the Richard de Merclisdon. de Merclisdon Richard King and Council. The petitioner requests... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/310/15465
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Merclisdon.
- Name(s)
- de Merclisdon, Richard
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner requests confirmation of his keeping of the free chase of Blackburnshire. This had been granted to him by Thomas, late Earl of Lancaster, but had been seized due to his adherence to the earl. However, he has been restored to his office by the queen, to whom the lands have since been granted.
- Nature of endorsement
- He serves well and should retain his bailiwick.
- Places mentioned
- Blackburnshire, [Lancashire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- [Isabella of France], Queen of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petitioner received confirmation of the Earl of Lancaster's grant on 10 December 1330, possibly in direct response to this petition, and William de Langefeld, who had been granted the office, was removed on 30 January 1331.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), pp.33-4 (confirmation to the petitioner of the office of forester of the chase of Blackburnshire) & p.64 (revocation of grant of this office to William de Langefeld)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682475/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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