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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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Chirographer. King. Chirographer The chirographer requests that the king order the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8936
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This record is about the Chirographer. King. Chirographer The chirographer requests that the king order the... dating from [c. 1350] 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 8/179/8936
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Chirographer.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Chirographer
- Nature of request
- The chirographer requests that the king order the return of various records relating to his office from the period between 1310 and 1336, which were in the hands of his predecessor William de Bartaill, then his brother Adam, and then Peter Vanne, his executor.
- Nature of endorsement
- Have a writ to whoever has the documents that they be returned to the chirographer to be kept as is accustomed.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- William de Bartaill
- Adam de Bartaill, brother of William de Bartaill
- Peter Vanne, citizen of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The records in question are specified as relating to the period c.1310-c.1336, but the reference to 'the pestilence' presumably relates to the Black Death of 1349, and hence, as noted on the guard, the petition probably dates to c. 1350. The identity of the petitioner is not given beyond his office.
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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/C9294804/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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