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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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Bishops, abbots and priors of England. King and council. The bishops, abbots and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7924
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This record is about the Bishops, abbots and priors of England. King and council. The bishops, abbots and... dating from [1320] 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 8/159/7924
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bishops, abbots and priors of England.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The bishops, abbots and priors claim of the extortions by which their bailiffs of franchises when going to the Exchequer are charged 1 mark or 10s. when they should be charged 2s. or 12d.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that they should make such correction of the contents of the petition that no more of these complaints come to the king.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1320 as the petition was enrolled on the parliament roll of 1320 (Rot. Parl., vol. I, p.374a (no.25)).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.374a (no.25) (transcription of petition on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210116/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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