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King's poor tenants of Archenfield. King and Council. The tenants of Archenfield...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8334
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This record is about the King's poor tenants of Archenfield. King and Council. The tenants of Archenfield... dating from [1334] 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 8/167/8334
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- King's poor tenants of Archenfield.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The tenants of Archenfield request remedy, stating that they are accustomed to do no other services other than those contained in the Domesday survey. However, the taxers of Herefordshire have taxed them with the King's ancient demesne, contrary to their laws.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this petition be sent to the Treasurer and barons of the Exchequer, and when they have viewed the things it contains and heard the reasons they should do right.
- Places mentioned
- Archenfield, [Herefordshire]
- Wales
- Herefordshire.
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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)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.281-2 (summary of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294179/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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