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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Particulars of Account
Catalogue reference: E 136
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E 136
Escheators were the royal officials responsible for maintaining the king's rights as ultimate feudal lord of all land, and for administering land which fell into the king's hands by reason of death or forfeiture. This series contains the...
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E 136
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Title (The name of the record)
- Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Particulars of Account
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1216-c1625
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Description (What the record is about)
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Escheators were the royal officials responsible for maintaining the king's rights as ultimate feudal lord of all land, and for administering land which fell into the king's hands by reason of death or forfeiture.
This series contains the particulars of account sent by the escheators to the Exchequer to await enrolment for auditing in the Pipe Office. They contain details of the property accounted for, its situation, extent and value, and the reason why it had been seized into the King's hands.
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Inquisitions post mortem are in: C 132 C 133 C 134 C 135 C 136 C 137 C 138 C 140 C 141 C 142
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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Latin
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249 bundle(s)
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- Topics
- Government finances
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Catalogued, with E 150, in the Deputy Keeper of Public Records, Tenth Report, App II (London, 1849)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6582/
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