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Now illegible. King and council. [The petition is in parts illegible so that the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/325/E689

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This record is about the Now illegible. King and council. [The petition is in parts illegible so that the... dating from [c. 1290-c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/325/E689
Date
[c. 1290-c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Now illegible.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[The petition is in parts illegible so that the full sense is not recoverable].[...] until the age that he is received a benefice of Holy Church to the value of ten marks, William has received to the value of ten marks and more in the church of St Denis of Kirkeby, [...] ten marks or more in the church of St Botolph of Stokes[...] [...] his elder brother and heir out of his inheritance, Whereof the petitioner requests remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He should obtain justice for himself by the common law.
Places mentioned
Kirkeby [unidentified]
Stokes[...] [unidentified].
People mentioned
William, younger son of the petitioner.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1290-c. 1307 on the basis of the hand.
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/C9682683/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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