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Walter Waldeschef. Waldeschef Walter King. Waldeschef requests allowance in the debts...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7562
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This record is about the Walter Waldeschef. Waldeschef Walter King. Waldeschef requests allowance in the debts... dating from [1307-1326] 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 8/152/7562
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307-1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Walter Waldeschef.
- Name(s)
- Waldeschef, Walter
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Waldeschef requests allowance in the debts due to him for wine bought for the king's father's use when he was butler as appears as a bill.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that they view the bill mentioned by the petition, and if the debt is due then they should make allowance according to the form of the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Nottinghamshire
- Derbyshire.
- People mentioned
- Ralph de Shyrley (Shirley), late sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been dated to 1307-1326 as the petition is clearly of Edward II's reign referring to Edward, the king's father, and the reference to Ralph de Shirley as late sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire places the petition after 1303, when Shirley last held office (List of Sheriffs, p.102). As the petition is endorsed in French it is possible that the petition dates to after 1322 when French was most commonly used for responses.
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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/C9209749/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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Walter Waldeschef. Waldeschef Walter King. Waldeschef requests allowance in the debts...