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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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King's poor tenants of Penrith and Temple Sowerby. King and council. Request for...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/134/6682
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This record is about the King's poor tenants of Penrith and Temple Sowerby. King and council. Request for... dating from [c. 1333] 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 8/134/6682
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- King's poor tenants of Penrith and Temple Sowerby.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Request for remedy against over-charging towards the king's taxes.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should declare if they have anything for which they ought to be quit of tallage.
- Places mentioned
- Penrith, [Cumberland]
- Temple Sowerby, [Cumberland]
- People mentioned
- Henry III, [King of England]
- Alexander, King of Scotland
- Edward I, King of England
- Robert de Barton, tax collector
- Clement de Skelton, tax collector.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Barton and Skelton were collectors of the fifteenth and tenth granted in September 1332, and were also appointed to enquire into evasion of the tax on 28 March 1333 (CFR 1327-37, p.354).
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. IV, Edw III, 1327-1337, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.354 (appointment of Barton and Skelton to collect customs and subsidies from recalcitrant persons)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208864/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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