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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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William de Chevereston (Cheverston), formerly Sheriff of Devon. de Chevereston (Cheverston)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4880
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This record is about the William de Chevereston (Cheverston), formerly Sheriff of Devon. de Chevereston (Cheverston)... dating from [c. 1331] 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 8/98/4880
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Chevereston (Cheverston), formerly Sheriff of Devon.
- Name(s)
- de Chevereston (Cheverston), William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Sheriff of Devon
- Nature of request
- William de Chevereston states that when he was Sheriff of Devon he was removed from his bailiwick for three-quarters of the year by Roger de Mortimer, so that he could not hold his tourn, and lost the greater part of the profit of his bailiwick. Nevertheless he has been charged with his full farm in his account. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition is to be sent before the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, and they are to be ordered that, when they have heard William's complaint, they are to do justice to him.
- Places mentioned
- Devon.
- People mentioned
- Roger de Mortimer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- William de Chevereston was Sheriff of Devon from 19 February to 5 November 1328. The petition would however seem to date from after the fall of Roger de Mortimer in 1330.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/39/1917
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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 1542
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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/C9149447/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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