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Executors of the testament of Ralph de Benton King and council The executors show...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/33/1650

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Reference
SC 8/33/1650
Date
[1330]
Description
Petitioners
Executors of the testament of Ralph de Benton
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
The executors show that Edward II lately made assignment to Ralph for making purveyance of diverse victuals to the use of the king in his Scottish war. The treasurer and barons of the Exchequer ordered the sheriff of Westmorland to deliver £40 to Benton and sent a tally to Benton. When he tendered the writ and tally to the sheriff, but he answered that he had delivered the sum to Clifford by letters of the privy seal of the king, so he was unable to have it and the writ and tally remained in his keeping. The executors request that the king send a writ to the treasurer and barons that if they are able to find by inspection of the liveries that Benton made satisfaction of the money in his account, and that they receive the tally from the executors and pay them or make another suitable assignment of the sum.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the treasurer, barons and chamberlains of the Exchequer that they search the rolls and remembrances of the Exchequer and Wark's liveries. If they find that Benton has made mention in his account to Edward II as is supposed by the petition, then they are to receive the tally from the executors and pay them the sum of £40 or a suitable assignment.
Places mentioned
Westmorland
People mentioned
Ralph de Benton
Nicholas de Grendon, sheriff of Westmorland
Robert de Clifford
Ingelard de Wark, treasurer of the Wardrobe
Note
The petition is firmly dated to 1330 for a writ in accordance with the response to the petition was issued on 16 December 1330 (CCR 1330-33, p.91).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 620
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.91 (writ in accordance with the response to the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061847/

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