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Robert Darcy, constable of the castle of Chepstow. Darcy Robert King. constable of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/327/E864
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This record is about the Robert Darcy, constable of the castle of Chepstow. Darcy Robert King. constable of... dating from [c. 1310-c. 1313] 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 8/327/E864
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1310-c. 1313]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Darcy, constable of the castle of Chepstow.
- Name(s)
- Darcy, Robert
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- constable of the castle of Chepstow
- Nature of request
- Darcy states that the castle of Chepstow is not stocked with wine and victuals and that the abbots of Stanley, Gloucester, Bristol and Tintern, and the prior of Goldcliff can aid in the stocking with the provision of various quantities of grain and livestock [specified in detail for each abbot and prior]. He requests that the king will give order for him to receive, keep and renew the stock when the time comes.
- Nature of endorsement
- [The response is now fragmentary and largely lost but refers to Lymbergh and Norwich].
- Places mentioned
- Destrugull (Striguil, Chepstow), [Monmouthshire]
- Stanley, [Wiltshire]
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire]
- Bristol
- Tintern, [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- Goldcliff, [Monmouthshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Stanley
- Abbot of Gloucester
- Abbot of Bristol
- Abbot of Tintern
- Prior of Goldcliff
- Lymbergh
- Norwico (Norwich).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1310-c. 1313 as the petitioner was in possession of the castle between these dates, though the exact dates of his tenure of the office of constable do not seem to be recorded (CPR 1307-13, pp. 272, 599).
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.525 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682859/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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