Series
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Extents, Inquisitions and Valors of Forfeited Lands
Catalogue reference: E 142
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E 142
This series comprises extents, inquisitions and valors mainly of lands forfeited to the Crown.They were made in response to commissions and writs under the great and Exchequer seals, which also often survive, and were returned to the King's...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 142
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Title (The name of the record)
- Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Extents, Inquisitions and Valors of Forfeited Lands
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1211-1438
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises extents, inquisitions and valors mainly of lands forfeited to the Crown.
They were made in response to commissions and writs under the great and Exchequer seals, which also often survive, and were returned to the King's Remembrancer in the Exchequer. Most of the material relates to periods of political disturbance in the 14th century and includes records of the lands of the Knights Templar, the supporters of Thomas of Lancaster known as 'Contrariants', the Despensers, and Roger Mortimer and his adherents.
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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)
- French and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 123 files and rolls
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Some of the documents in this series are printed in H Cole, Documents Illustrative of English History (London, 1884) Others may be found in H Hall, A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents, pt 2 (Cambridge, 1909)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6587/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: E
Records of the Exchequer, and its related bodies, with those of the Office of First...
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Extents, Inquisitions and Valors of Forfeited Lands