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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Neville, sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire. de Neville William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/3/136
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This record is about the William de Neville, sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire. de Neville William... dating from [1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/3/136
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Neville, sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
- Name(s)
- de Neville, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire
- Nature of request
- The sheriff shows that the gaol and hall where the county court was held is collapsed and ruinous so that prisoners cannot be kept there, and the court cannot be held there without the king ordaining the repair and upkeep of them. The sheriff further states that he is not allowed his costs and necessary expenses for the upkeep in his account. He requests that he be allowed these costs.
- Nature of endorsement
- The petition is to be handed over to the chancellor and treasurer so that they can arrange for the repair of the gaol and hall according to what they consider expedient for the king.
- Places mentioned
- Warwick, [Warwickshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1320 by the heading in Rot. Parl., vol I, p.365 for the parliament held on Monday in the octave of St Michael, 14 Edward II.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 8693
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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
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.264 (writ ordering the repairs)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.374a (no.24) (transcript of petition on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060256/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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