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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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Men of Westminster [King and] council. The men request remedy and that they be taxed...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3889
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This record is about the Men of Westminster [King and] council. The men request remedy and that they be taxed... dating from [1337] 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 8/78/3889
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Westminster
- Addressees
- [King and] council.
- Nature of request
- The men request remedy and that they be taxed according to their goods and the chief taxer of Middlesex be discharged of the remainder on his account as they are greatly impoverished by the departure of the Common Bench and the Exchequer from Westminster.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.2) Certain people are to be assigned to enquire of the damages by which they are impoverished and ruined and of other articles concerning it. And when the inquisition is returned, the king is to be advised so that he can give his grace as he pleases.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- London
- Middlesex.
- People mentioned
- Chief taxer of Middlesex.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Firmly dated by reference to CIM 1307-49, no. 1556.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/200/9999
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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 8408
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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 Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1556 (resulting commission and inquiry)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107665/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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