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Series
Chancery: Petty Bag Office: Various Certificates
Catalogue reference: C 203
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C 203
Miscellaneous returns and certificates in the custody of the Petty Bag Office, including inquisitions and presentments by jurors concerning the killing, sale or eating of meat in Lent;records of the appointment of collectors of subsidies,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 203
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Title (The name of the record)
- Chancery: Petty Bag Office: Various Certificates
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1558-1839
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous returns and certificates in the custody of the Petty Bag Office, including
- inquisitions and presentments by jurors concerning the killing, sale or eating of meat in Lent;
- records of the appointment of collectors of subsidies, possibly connected with their own tax liabilities;
- documents relating to the sequestration of estates of delinquents;
- certificates confirming the surrender of offices;
- certificates recording the oath of allegiance, supremacy and abjuration sworn by attorneys;
- certificates naming those who failed to swear the oaths required by the Security of the Sovereign Act 1714;
- certificates concerning concealed deaths under the Cestui que Vie Act 1707;
- certificates attesting that members of Parliament met the property qualification required by the Parliament Act 1710.
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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)
- English and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 bundle(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Taxation
- Population
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3735/
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