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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
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Poor liege men of Shropshire. King and council. The petitioners complain of the life...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/139/6920
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This record is about the Poor liege men of Shropshire. King and council. The petitioners complain of the life... dating from [c. 1375] 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 8/139/6920
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1375]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Poor liege men of Shropshire.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners complain of the life shrievalty of Shropshire held by the earl of Arundel, now deceased, which they claim to be contrary to statute.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Shropshire.
- People mentioned
- [Richard Fitzalan,] Earl of Arundel.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable from shortly after the death of the earl of Arundel in 1375.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209104/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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