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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Musele (Moseley), keeper of the lands of Henry Fitz German of Wakefield....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/154/7670
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This record is about the Richard de Musele (Moseley), keeper of the lands of Henry Fitz German of Wakefield.... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/154/7670
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Musele (Moseley), keeper of the lands of Henry Fitz German of Wakefield.
- Name(s)
- de Musele (Moseley), Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- keeper of the lands of Henry Fitz German of Wakefield
- Nature of request
- Musele requests that he can be allowed a certain part of the sum with which Fitz German's lands are charged towards the king as Fitz German had part paid of the sum as appears by the receipts, and he requests that he can pay the remainder in instalments.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should sue to treasurer to have instalments according to his discretion.
- Places mentioned
- Wakefield, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry Fitz German of Wakefield, late farmer of the town of Wakefield and bailiff of the free court of Wakefield.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1324 as an order to the petitioner to pay another sum due for land in his keeping in Wakefield dates to June 1324, and the land referred to in the petition is likely to have been forfeited because of Thomas of Lancaster's rebellion (CCR 1323-7, pp.119-20).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the schedule formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/154/7669
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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/C9209859/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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