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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Breton, late sheriff of Lincolnshire. Breton Robert King. late sheriff of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/36/1762
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/36/1762
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Breton, late sheriff of Lincolnshire.
- Name(s)
- Breton, Robert
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- late sheriff of Lincolnshire
- Nature of request
- 1) Breton requests writs be sent to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer ordering that the sums that he expended on garrisoning Lincoln castle which he paid out of the monies of his bailiwick be allowed on his account as they have refused to accept them without and order from the king and have adjudged him to the Fleet prison. He was ordered to take the castle into the king's hand and keep it safely.2) He also requests allowance for his costs in the taking of the castle and in garrisoning it.
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning this petition let writs be sent to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that when they have viewed the king's order which the petitioner had, they are to make allowance of all expenses which they can establish by inquisition that he expended by virtue of this command.
- Places mentioned
- Lincolnshire
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- Tickhill, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Bolingbroke, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- Alan de Cubbeldyk (Copuldyke).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1324 as writs were issued to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to pay Breton his expenses on 8 March 1324 (CCR 1323-7, pp.70-1, 81).
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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 366
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.70-1, 81 (writs to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to pay Breton his expenses)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061962/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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