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Roger le Chandeler (Chandler) of Cambridge; Maud le Chandeler (Chandler) wife of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/100/4974

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Reference
SC 8/100/4974
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Roger le Chandeler (Chandler) of Cambridge; Maud le Chandeler (Chandler) wife of Roger le Chandeler.
Name(s)
Chandeler (Chandler); Chandeler (Chandler), Roger; Maud
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petitioners ask for rights to a property in Cambridge already in his hands from Lexil Cook the Jew, in return for a certain rent to the exchequer, paid through the hands of the bailiffs of Cambridge.
Nature of endorsement
An order to enquire into whether there will be any loss to the king, or others, or annoyance from the town if the king grants this petition, and of the yearly value and other requisite articles. Return the inquest into chancery and advise the king, and make this gift to the king's profit.
Places mentioned
Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
People mentioned
Lexil Cook the Jew.
Note
No firm dating has been established, and the petition is notionally dated here to the first half of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1777
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149541/

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