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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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The great men of the realm of England King The great men of the realm of England,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/46/2284
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This record is about the The great men of the realm of England King The great men of the realm of England,... dating from [c. 1361] 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 8/46/2284
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1361]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The great men of the realm of England
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The great men of the realm of England, speaking for themselves and for the whole community, state that although they and their ancestors have always been able to have access to the documents of the Exchequer concerning their affairs, whether in the form of copied remembrances or in access to the rolls and other documents for their attorneys, this access has been denied by the Bishop of Rochester, lately Treasurer of England, who has made all the clerks of the Exchequer swear never to copy any remembrance for anyone, or to allow anyone to know anything about any debt they owe the king, nor to let any attorney see any documents. They request a writ under the great seal or privy seal to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to allow the great men, their attorneys and other suitors for them and for the community to be able to inspect the rolls of the Exchequer and other remembrances, as they used to do, and to discharge the clerks of their oath.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- People mentioned
- [John Sheppey], Bishop of Rochester and Treasurer of England
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 'c. 1361 sq.' with reference to John Sheppey, Bishop of Rochester, who was Treasurer between 29 November 1356 and his death on 19 October 1360.
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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 3013
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062494/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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