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Men of the kingdom of England. King and council. The men of the kingdom of England...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8336

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This record is about the Men of the kingdom of England. King and council. The men of the kingdom of England... dating from [1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/167/8336
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
Men of the kingdom of England.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The men of the kingdom of England request that those who were required by Edward II to account for lands in the king's Chamber should now make their accounts in the Exchequer.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered by writ of Chancery that the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer should hear all such accounts.
People mentioned
Edward II, King of England.
Note
Firmly dated to 1327 by reference to Rot. Parl. Hac. Ined., p.150.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum Anglie Hactenus Inediti, Ed. H.G. Richardson and G.O. Sayles, (Camden Society, 3rd Series, vol. LI, 1935), p.284 (partial edition of original petition) & p.150 (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll with full transcription of endorsement)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.432 (translation of response from parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294181/

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