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Parson of the church of Stratfield Mortimer. King and council. Parson of the church...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/73/3607

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This record is about the Parson of the church of Stratfield Mortimer. King and council. Parson of the church... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/73/3607
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Parson of the church of Stratfield Mortimer.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Parson of the church of Stratfield Mortimer
Nature of request
The parson requests that grace be done to him as he has been unable to have payment or an allowance in the Exchequer for oats taken from him by the king's ministers when the king came by the vill.1)
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons when they have viewed the bills that the petitioner has, and they have called those whom they wish to call, let justice be done.2) Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Stratfield Mortimer, [Berkshire].
Note
Dated tentatively to the second quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand and the French endorsement.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7245
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107381/

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