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Transcripts of Early Bills and Petitions in Chancery preserved in the Tower of London,...
Catalogue reference: PRO 31/8/26
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This record is about the Transcripts of Early Bills and Petitions in Chancery preserved in the Tower of London,... dating from Edward III - Edward IV. in the series Public Record Office: Record Commission Transcripts, Series II. 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)
- PRO 31/8/26
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Date (When the record was created)
- Edward III - Edward IV.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Transcripts of Early Bills and Petitions in Chancery preserved in the Tower of London, [By John Bayley].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- These documents will now mostly be found catalogued in the various Lists of Early Chancery Proceedings.
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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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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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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3685449/
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Series information
PRO 31/8
Public Record Office: Record Commission Transcripts, Series II
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
469 records
Within the series: PRO 31/8
Public Record Office: Record Commission Transcripts, Series II
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Transcripts of Early Bills and Petitions in Chancery preserved in the Tower of London,...
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