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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Keeper of the Exchanges in London and Canterbury, and the workmen, moneyers and other...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/120/5977
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This record is about the Keeper of the Exchanges in London and Canterbury, and the workmen, moneyers and other... dating from [c. 1323] 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 8/120/5977
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1323]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Keeper of the Exchanges in London and Canterbury, and the workmen, moneyers and other ministers of the exchanges in London and Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Keeper of the Exchanges in London and Canterbury
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that the King's father granted to them by his charter that they would be free of all manner of tallages, and that the present King likewise granted to them, by his charter, that they would be quit of all manner of aids, prestations and contributions; but that the Keeper of the Exchanges has now been given a commission to assess their goods and chattels for the sixth granted to the King at York on 2 December in the sixteenth year of his reign, although they were not present then and have not assented. They ask that this commission might be repealed, and that they might have their former estate.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram domino rege, because it is his place to remember if the moneyers mentioned here were present at the granting of the sixth and gave their assent to it or not.They are to show their charter to the Chancellor, who is to inform the King, so that the King can speak his will on it.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Canterbury, [Kent]
- York.
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The grant of the sixth was made at York on 2 December, 16 Edward II (1322). This petition must date from shortly afterwards.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.24 of PRO 31/7/98
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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 4927
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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/C9150670/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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