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Abbot of Keynsham; Maurice de Berkeleye (Berkeley); Roger le Warre. de Berkeleye...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/329/E943

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This record is about the Abbot of Keynsham; Maurice de Berkeleye (Berkeley); Roger le Warre. de Berkeleye... dating from [1297-1301] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/329/E943
Date
[1297-1301]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot of Keynsham; Maurice de Berkeleye (Berkeley); Roger le Warre.
Name(s)
de Berkeleye (Berkeley); Warre, Maurice; Roger
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Abbot of Keynsham
Nature of request
The abbot, Berkeleye and Warre request that the king order the perambulation of the chase of Horesbritene as they petitioned at the previous parliament and were answered that the perambulations of the chases would be ordered when those of forests were ordered.
Nature of endorsement
The king assigns certain people to make the perambulation.
Places mentioned
Keynsham, [Somerset]
Horesbritene [unidentified].
Note
The petition is dated to 1297-1301 when Edward I was forced to accept the perambulation of the boundaries of the forest (Prestwich, Edward I, pp. 518-27).
Related material

For a contemporary petition also asking for perambulation with an identical response, see SC 8/329/E944

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/C9682938/

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