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William Bevercote (Bevercotes), clerk of the king Bevercote (Bevercotes) William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/34/1660

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This record is about the William Bevercote (Bevercotes), clerk of the king Bevercote (Bevercotes) William... dating from [1316] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/34/1660
Date
[1316]
Description
Petitioners
William Bevercote (Bevercotes), clerk of the king
Name(s)
Bevercote (Bevercotes), William
Addressees
King and council.
Places mentioned
Scotland.
Nature of request
Bevercote requests that the king order that he be paid for the arrears of his fee for when he was chancellor in Scotland by assignment or in another manner so that he is able to settle his debts for sums that he borrowed in expectation of payment.
Nature of endorsement
1) The petition is to be expedited and he should have a writ de liberate for £100 in part. And afterwards it is ordered in the parliament of Lincoln that he should have a writ de liberate of the residue. 2) Coram rege et magno consilio.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/2/64

For a writ de liberate for Bevercote's arrears see m.2 of C 62/92

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 595
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061857/

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