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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
Item
? No Petitioner named Copy of a writ of Edward III to the sheriff of Northumberland,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6437
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Copy of a writ of Edward III to the sheriff of Northumberland,... dating from [? c. 1329] 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 8/129/6437
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1329]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Copy of a writ of Edward III to the sheriff of Northumberland, granting respite to the people of Northumberland of all debts owed to the Exchequer until Easter following, on account of the destruction caused by Scottish enemies and rebels.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Northumberland.
- People mentioned
- Edward [III], King of England
- Sheriff of Northumberland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This copy of an earlier royal writ was evidently submitted along with the petition at SC 8/129/6436, which was probably submitted in or shortly before 1329.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition with which this document was submitted see SC 8/129/6436
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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 6071
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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)
- Latin
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.93-4 (no.72) (full edition of writ and associated petition, with discussion)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.509 (order to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to appoint surveyors to examine the ability of the people of Northumberland to pay)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208616/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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