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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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? No Petitioner named 1) Copy of a writ of Edward III to John de Chestillon, escheator...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/83/4150
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named 1) Copy of a writ of Edward III to John de Chestillon, escheator... dating from 1351 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 8/83/4150
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1351
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- 1) Copy of a writ of Edward III to John de Chestillon, escheator of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire to certify the king the reason for the taking of the manor of Meppershall and the goods of Compton and Baker into the king's hand by Frembaud, late escheator of the counties, and the value of the goods and chattels.2) Certification of the manor of Meppershall, and the goods and chattels of Compton and Baker, stating that John de Meppershall demised the manor to Compton and Baker before he was indicted.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Meppershall, Bedfordshire
- Westminster
- Bedfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
- People mentioned
- Edward III, King of England
- John de Chestillon, Escheator of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
- Thomas de Compton
- Thomas Baker, chaplain
- Thomas Frembaud, late Escheator of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
- John de Meperteshale (Meppershall)
- John Legat.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ is dated in its dating clause to 21 February 1351 (25 Edward III). The certification dates to a little after this and refers to events in 23 Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition to which this copy is attached see SC 8/83/4149
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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 2201
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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/C9148692/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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