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People living beside the River Don. King and council. The people living beside the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/311/15503

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This record is about the People living beside the River Don. King and council. The people living beside the... dating from [1315] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/311/15503
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
People living beside the River Don.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The people living beside the River Don request that men be assigned to ordain a watercourse to the River Ouse.
Nature of endorsement
Certain of the King's loyal men should be assigned at the chancellor's discretion to determine where and how the watercourse can be made at their discretion.
Places mentioned
River Don, [West Riding of] Yorkshire
River Ouse, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
Note
In 1315 a commission de walliis et fossatis was made to John de Doncastre, Roger de Clotherum and Robert de Amcotes for Merskland on the River Don upon complaint by petitioners in Parliament (CPR 1313-17, p. 305).
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 II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.305 (commission de walliis et fossatis upon complaint by petitioners, exhibited before the King and council in Parliament)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682513/

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