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Poor tenants of Ottery St Mary, Devon. King and council. Request for relief from...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/132/6557

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This record is about the Poor tenants of Ottery St Mary, Devon. King and council. Request for relief from... dating from [c. 1334] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/132/6557
Date
[c. 1334]
Description
Petitioners
Poor tenants of Ottery St Mary, Devon.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request for relief from the fifteenth and tenth of the eighth year of the king's reign.
Nature of endorsement
Order for the appointment of a commission of inquiry.
Places mentioned
Ottery St Mary, Devon
Rouen, [Normandy, France].
People mentioned
Dean and Chapter of Rouen.
Note
Internal evidence indicates that the petition must refer to the fifteenth and tenth of 1334, in which case it dates from shortly thereafter.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208738/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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