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Chancery: Inquisitions Ad Quod Damnum, Henry III to Richard III
Catalogue reference: C 143
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C 143
Inquisitions taken as a result of applications to the Crown for licences to alienate land, notably to religious houses, or for grants of other privileges such as the right to hold fairs or markets or to build a road.The sheriff, escheator or...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 143
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Title (The name of the record)
- Chancery: Inquisitions Ad Quod Damnum, Henry III to Richard III
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1216-c1485
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Description (What the record is about)
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Inquisitions taken as a result of applications to the Crown for licences to alienate land, notably to religious houses, or for grants of other privileges such as the right to hold fairs or markets or to build a road.
The sheriff, escheator or other local official was ordered to inquire whether such a grant or licence would be prejudicial to the interests of the Crown or others. In the case of the alienation of land, the inquiry had to discover the tenure, service and yearly value of the land alienated, what lands would be left to the alienator and the effect on his financial status and position. In many cases, such inquisitions were endorsed with the Crown's final order and were used as warrants for the issue of letters patent.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Copies of some inquisitions can be found in E 151
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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)
- Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 455 file(s)
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Religions
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3701/
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