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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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Collectors of a tax in Shropshire. Lords and commons of parliament. The collectors...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/141/7023
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This record is about the Collectors of a tax in Shropshire. Lords and commons of parliament. The collectors... dating from [? 1399-? 1422] 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 8/141/7023
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1399-? 1422]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Collectors of a tax in Shropshire.
- Addressees
- Lords and commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The collectors of a tax in Shropshire ask the lords and commons to ask the King to ordain due remedy and punishment for the crimes and wrongs committed against them lately in the course of their business. These are contained in a schedule attached to this petition [now lost].
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be delivered to the King.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Shropshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Undated. Possibly from the reign of Henry IV, and connected with Owain Glyn Dwr? Or connected with the attacks on Shropshire tax collectors in 1 Henry V (see SC 8/23/1130, 1146, 1147 and 1148)?
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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/C9209160/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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