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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Alan, vicar of the church of St Martin in Chains, near Charing Cross (St Martin-in-the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/328/E873
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This record is about the Alan, vicar of the church of St Martin in Chains, near Charing Cross (St Martin-in-the... dating from [? 1302] 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 8/328/E873
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1302]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alan, vicar of the church of St Martin in Chains, near Charing Cross (St Martin-in-the Fields).
- Name(s)
- Alan
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- vicar of the church of St Martin in Chains, near Charing Cross (St Martin-in-the Fields)
- Nature of request
- The vicar requests that the justices of Newgate be commanded to deliver him from gaol according to the law of the land, as he has been imprisoned in Newgate for treasure found in his church, and for the death of le Leche, and he is near death because of the conditions.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be commanded to the justices that they proceed to the deliberation of the same according to the law and customs of England.
- Places mentioned
- Charing Cross, [Middlesex]
- Newgate, [London].
- People mentioned
- John le Leche.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? 1302 on the basis of the dating of SC 8/313/E64. How this petition relates to the patent roll entries that also concern treasure in the churchyard or environs of St Martin's is unclear.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/313/E64
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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 I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.431, 479 (appointments of various individuals to search for and dig up treasure supposed to be buried in or around the church of St Martin in the Fields)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682868/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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