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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named 1) Copy of letters patent of Edward II confirming the commitment...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/342/16118
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named 1) Copy of letters patent of Edward II confirming the commitment... dating from 1316 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 8/342/16118
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1316
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- 1) Copy of letters patent of Edward II confirming the commitment of the manor of Malton to Joan Comyn, the manor being held by Isabel Vescy in dower from the inheritance of her late husband, and existing in the custody of the king. Comyn is to hold the same taking £80 for her sustenance rendering the surplus at the Exchequer, and holding the same until she recovers her Scottish lands, or is provided for elsewhere.2) Memorandum that Comyn was ousted from the manor by force and arms on the twelfth day of Christmas in the twelfth year of the king's reign, as is shown before the barons of the Exchequer, by those who are contained in a transcript of a writ of the Exchequer, and they cannot be made to come by any distress to answer for the same.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face.]It is attested before the council that the business pertains to the Exchequer, and he should sue there.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Malton, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- York.
- People mentioned
- Edward II, King of England
- Joan Comyn of Buchan
- Isabel [de Vescy], widow of William de Vescy, senior
- William de Vescy, senior, late husband of Isabel de Vescy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The copy of letters patent is dated in its dating clause to 25 August, 10 [Edw. II] (1316).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related copy of a writ with which this copy of letters patent was formerly enclosed, see SC 8/342/16117
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Miscellanea 14/3 (transferred 4/2/1924).
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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 and Latin
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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 II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.539 (enrolled copy of the letters patent)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736599/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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