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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 de Denton. de Denton John King and council. [The petition is badly damaged and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/343/16191
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This record is about the John de Denton. de Denton John King and council. [The petition is badly damaged and... dating from [c. 1333] 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 8/343/16191
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Denton.
- Name(s)
- de Denton, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is badly damaged and is missing a substantial part of its right-hand side. Much of the remainder is barely legible].Denton refers to the provision of a great ship by the king's command for the war [...] at the siege of Berwick, and it served at their cost for which they have received nothing. The petitioner requests an allowance or assignment for the great sum.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council that it is right that they account in the Wardrobe for the costs, or that the king make another reward for their costs.
- Places mentioned
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1333 because it seems likely that the petitioner can be identified as the same individual who was mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne at around the time of Edward III's siege of Berwick in 1333.
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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 Unsorted Miscellanea (transferred 30 Oct. 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
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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/C9736672/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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