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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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People of Cornwall. King and council. The people of Cornwall make numerous complaints...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/99/4921
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This record is about the People of Cornwall. King and council. The people of Cornwall make numerous complaints... dating from [1321-1322] 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 8/99/4921
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1321-1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Cornwall.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Cornwall make numerous complaints of corruption against Thomas Lercedekne, appointed to seize corn and wine for the King's use, stating that he seized both corn and wine without paying for them, that he made his own people bailiffs to supervise the seizing of corn, without using sheriffs or the King's bailiffs, that he would not let people have their corn to eat or sow, or merchants their wines, without paying him, that he attached people's stores which were for their own use, and that he had a commission to attach people and have them hanged and drawn, which he used to extort money from people.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to wait.This petition is to be sent to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, and everyone who has been harmed by this is to have his recovery there against the said Thomas by writ of the Exchequer, if he wishes to sue. Or they are to wait until the King has appointed certain faithful people to inquire into these oppressions.
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- Thomas Lercedekne.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to 1321-1322, with reference to SC 8/4/186.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition differently endorsed see SC 8/4/186
For transcript, see no.22 of PRO 31/7/102
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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 1628
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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/C9149488/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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