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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Roger de Chauntecler, Sheriff of London and Middlesex; Richard de Rothyngg (Rothyng),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/702
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This record is about the Roger de Chauntecler, Sheriff of London and Middlesex; Richard de Rothyngg (Rothyng),... dating from [1327] 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 8/15/702
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger de Chauntecler, Sheriff of London and Middlesex; Richard de Rothyngg (Rothyng), Sheriff of London and Middlesex.
- Name(s)
- de Chauntecler; de Rothyngg (Rothyng), Roger; Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Sheriff of London and Middlesex
- Nature of request
- The sheriffs show that they are charged by their office to pay to the king the farm of the city, and the farm of Queenhithe as well as finding other costs and taxes, to make which payments they have nothing certain except pleas and purchases and certain customs to be taken from merchandise coming in and out of the city. Because of the recent troubles merchants have not come to the city so that they have little to aid them in the payment of the farms. They requests that the king ordain that they be able to have some pardon and release of the farm of the city.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.2) Nothing for this petition.
- Places mentioned
- London
- La Ryve la Royne (Queenhithe), [London].
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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 1431
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.387a (no.46) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060843/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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