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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
Item
Ellen Rikethorn, widow of William de Rikethorn. Rikethorn Ellen King Rikethorn requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/70/3458
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This record is about the Ellen Rikethorn, widow of William de Rikethorn. Rikethorn Ellen King Rikethorn requests... dating from [1324] 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 8/70/3458
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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
- Ellen Rikethorn, widow of William de Rikethorn.
- Name(s)
- Rikethorn, Ellen
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- Rikethorn requests that she be granted that she be paid the sum due to her husband so that she can acquit her late husband's debt.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the treasurer that when they have viewed the bills they should advise the king.2) Coram domino rege.
- People mentioned
- William de Rikethorn, door-keeper of the king's household.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated conclusively to 1324 as the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer were ordered to pay the debts owed to the petitioner's late husband on 4 November 1324 (CCR 1323-7, p.233-4)
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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 6906
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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), p.233-4 (order to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to pay the debts owed to the petitioner's late husband)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107229/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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