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John de Cotoun (Cotton); Gilbert de Mordon, former sheriffs of London and Middlesex....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6280B
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This record is about the John de Cotoun (Cotton); Gilbert de Mordon, former sheriffs of London and Middlesex.... dating from [1327] 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 8/126/6280B
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Cotoun (Cotton); Gilbert de Mordon, former sheriffs of London and Middlesex.
- Name(s)
- de Cotoun (Cotton); de Mordon, John; Gilbert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Middlesex.
- Nature of request
- John de Cotoun and Gilbert de Mordon, former sheriffs of London and Middlesex, request that they be discharged all sums demanded from them above the £300 for which the sheriffs of London are usually charged, as stated in the charters of the King's progenitors which the King has confirmed. The discharge cannot be granted by the Exchequer without a warrant from the King.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the Council that it should be done as the King wishes; therefore before the KingIt pleases [the King].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The resultant order the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer was issued on 10 March 1327. Presumably the petition was presented to the January parliament of 1327. Cotoun and Mordon were sheriffs from Michaelmas 1325 to Michaelmas 1326.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition probably by the same John de Cotton, see SC 8/41/2007
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.72 (resultant order to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, ordering the discharge of all sums over the customary £300)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208455/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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