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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
SC 8/341/16072
Date
[? c. 1305-? c. 1330]
Description
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.
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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/C9736553/

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