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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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William la Zouche de Mortimer; Eleanor la Zouche, wife of William la Zouche de Mortimer...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8915
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This record is about the William la Zouche de Mortimer; Eleanor la Zouche, wife of William la Zouche de Mortimer... dating from [1336] 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 8/179/8915
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1336]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William la Zouche de Mortimer; Eleanor la Zouche, wife of William la Zouche de Mortimer and co-heir of Gilbert de Clare; Hugh Daudelegh (Audley); Margaret Audley, wife of Hugh Daudelegh and co-heir of Gilbert de Clare; Elizabeth de Burgh, co-heir of Gilbert de Clare.
- Name(s)
- Zouche de Mortimer; Zouche; Daudelegh (Audley); Audley; de Burgh, William; Eleanor; Hugh; Margaret; Elizabeth
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners and their wives, the three co-heirs of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (d.1314) , request that the king order an inspection of the records regarding debts owed to Edward I by Gilbert's father, Gilbert (d.1295) . They state that these debts had been paid from the earl's goods and chattels seized into his hands by Edward I, and had been discharged by the Exchequer, but they are still being charged upon the executors of his son.
- Nature of endorsement
- Show the transcript of the writs before the Council.Orders to summon and view earlier writs on this matter, and make the discharge as before.
- People mentioned
- Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford
- Edward [II], King of England
- Edward [I], King of England
- Abbot of Tewkesbury
- Robert le Veel
- Simon de Hegham (Heigham)
- Adam de Blechingle (Bletchingley)
- William de Hameldon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The resultant orders to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to make the requested discharge were issued on 4 May 1336.
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1333-1337, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.580-1 (resultant orders to make the requested discharge)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294783/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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