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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Files, Henry III to Richard III

Catalogue reference: E 153

What's it about?

E 153

This series contains a variety of records relating to the work of the escheators, including letters patent of appointment of escheators; writs to take possession of or to deliver land; and inquisitions relating to idiots, lunatics, felons,...

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Reference

E 153

Title
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Files, Henry III to Richard III
Date

c1216-c1485

Description

This series contains a variety of records relating to the work of the escheators, including letters patent of appointment of escheators; writs to take possession of or to deliver land; and inquisitions relating to idiots, lunatics, felons, outlaws, ecclesiastical temporalities, unlicensed alienations, and encroachments.

Related material

There are four manuscript volumes indexed alphabetically by person: E 501/15 E 501/16 E 501/17 E 501/18

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

Latin

Physical description

2814 file(s)

Subjects
Topics
Common land
Mental illness
Religions
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6598/

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: E

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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Files, Henry III to Richard III

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