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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt), knight, former sheriff of Yorkshire. Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9007
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This record is about the William Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt), knight, former sheriff of Yorkshire. Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt)... dating from [1437] 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 8/181/9007
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1437]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt), knight, former sheriff of Yorkshire.
- Name(s)
- Tirwhit (Tyrwhitt), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- sheriff of Yorkshire
- Nature of request
- William Tirwhit, late sheriff of Yorkshire, asks that he be pardoned £140 from his account as sheriff. His predecessors have traditionally been pardoned £80 from their account, but, along with all the usual expenses and burdens, he has had to bear the cost of transporting soldiers to Scotland, and collecting the recent subsidy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Delivered by the Duke of Gloucester, 12 February.
- Places mentioned
- Yorkshire
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester.
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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)
- English
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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/C9294884/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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