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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Heron, squire, constable and keeper of Bamburgh castle. Heron John King. constable...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15876
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This record is about the John Heron, squire, constable and keeper of Bamburgh castle. Heron John King. constable... dating from [? 1455] 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 8/336/15876
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1455]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Heron, squire, constable and keeper of Bamburgh castle.
- Name(s)
- Heron, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- constable and keeper of Bamburgh castle
- Nature of request
- Heron, to whom the King granted the offices of constable and keeper of Bamburgh castle with £40 yearly for life, requests remedy because so many assignments have been made from the farms and profits of the lordship of Bamburgh that few tenants and farmers can remain there, nor may he have his wages. He requests that his fees, wages and £40 be preferred above all other payments.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] The commons have agreed to this bill.[On dorse] It should be done as requested.
- Places mentioned
- Bamburgh, [Northumberland]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- William Elmedane, late keeper of Bamburgh castle
- Henry V, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to between 1452, when the petitioner was granted the office (CPR 1446-52, pp. 526-7), and 1459, when the office was granted to the petitioner and his son in survivorship (CPR 1452-61 p. 512). Since it was presented at Parliament, it probably dates to 1455.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/28/1380A
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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)
- English
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. V, 1446-1452, (Public Record Office, 1910), pp.526-7 (grant for life of office of constable of Bamburgh castle to petitioner)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. VI, 1452-1461, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.512 (grant in survivorship of office of constable of Bamburgh castle to petitioner and son)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736264/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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