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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Acton of Newcastle upon Tyne. de Acton William King and council. Acton...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/311/15511
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This record is about the William de Acton of Newcastle upon Tyne. de Acton William King and council. Acton... 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 8/311/15511
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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
- William de Acton of Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Name(s)
- de Acton, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Acton requests a life-grant or 20-year lease of lands in Swinburn lately forfeited by Middleton, worth only 10s yearly and he will pay for them this annual value plus 40d.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- He should take the extent before the council.2) He should have a toft and 30 acres contained in the extent for 10 years by commission of Chancery rendering 20s yearly to the Exchequer.
- Places mentioned
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
- Swinburn (West Swinburn), Northumberland
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- John de Middelton (Middleton).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1330 by Fraser, Northumberland Petitions, pp. 152-3, no.127.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/47/2305
For a related document see SC 8/47/2306
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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)
- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.152-3 (no.127) (edition of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682521/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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