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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Tatham, formerly Edward II's receiver in Westmorland and Cumberland. de...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/145/7203
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This record is about the William de Tatham, formerly Edward II's receiver in Westmorland and Cumberland. de... dating from [? c. 1335] 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 8/145/7203
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Tatham, formerly Edward II's receiver in Westmorland and Cumberland.
- Name(s)
- de Tatham, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Edward II's receiver in Westmorland and Cumberland
- Nature of request
- William de Tatham, formerly Edward II's receiver in Westmorland and Cumberland, states that he had a writ to pay wages to various people, on information provided by Henry de Malton, Keeper of the King's castles and lands in those parts, and accordingly paid wages to men at arms and hobblers for the defence of the castles of Appleby and Skipton against the Scots, who raided those parts several times between the feast of St James, 15 Edward II and the following Martinmas (July-November 1321). He has had no allowance for these wages, and a writ has been issued to levy them from his goods and chattels. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer are to be ordered to give the said William an allowance in his account at the Exchequer for the customary wages for the castles, lands and tenements contained in this petition, and for other reasonable expenses according to the information provided by the said Henry, and which the said William paid on the said Henry's information.
- Places mentioned
- Westmorland
- Cumberland
- Appleby, [Westmorland]
- Skipton, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England
- Henry de Malton, Keeper of the King's castles and lands in Westmorland and Cumberland.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.44 of PRO 31/7/104
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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/C9209384/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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