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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/311/15503
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 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).
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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 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682513/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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