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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Converts (converted Jews) of London. King and council. The converts of London state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/120/5984
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This record is about the Converts (converted Jews) of London. King and council. The converts of London state... 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 8/120/5984
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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
- Converts (converted Jews) of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The converts of London state that the money due to them in the Exchequer for their sustenance has been in arrears from the time when William de Ayremynne has been their warden, and ask that they might be paid those arrears.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.The Chancellor and Treasurer are to survey the state of that chapel, and are to inform the King of its state, and how many converts are living, and how much is in arrears for those who are still living.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- William de Ayremynne, Warden of the converts (converted Jews) of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petitioners say that their sustenance has been in arrears from 18 October in the King's tenth year until 'ore, en cesti primer demi an dis e septisme', ie. the second half of 1323. So this petition must have been submitted in the second half of 1323 or shortly afterwards.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.40 of PRO 31/7/99
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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 4946
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Jews of Medieval England, M Adler, (, 1939), pp.358-9 (full edition and translation of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150677/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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