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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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Community of Essex.. . . his people of his community of Essex that whereas our lord...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/341/16072
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This record is about the Community of Essex.. . . his people of his community of Essex that whereas our lord... dating from [? c. 1305-? c. 1330] 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 8/341/16072
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1305-? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Community of Essex.
- Nature of request
- . . . his people of his community of Essex that whereas our lord the king . . . people by prayer of his said community that the perambulation of . . . limits and bounds, as they were . . . and taking to himself his demesne woods afforested . . . whereupon he gave his especial charge to his said community, so that . . . afforested. And inasmuch as it remained outside . . . And then our lord the present king at his parliament . . . at the prayer of his said community by his special grace granted . . . bounds, perambulations and boundaries would be maintained according to the form . . . made on them, and that charter by his special grace there . . . justices in eyre of his forest in the aforesaid county . . . said community show them a charter or confirmation . . . nor allow, but plead and take all the amends . . . from the time after the said perambulation . . . by the charters . . . before it was disafforested. Which things they pray . . . of his mercy that his father's charter and his confirmation . . .
- Nature of endorsement
- [Coram] rege, because it touches the forest.
- Places mentioned
- Essex.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736553/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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