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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Philip de la Beche (Beech), formerly Sheriff of Berkshire. Beche (Beech) Philip King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/201/10018
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This record is about the Philip de la Beche (Beech), formerly Sheriff of Berkshire. Beche (Beech) Philip King... dating from [? c. 1315] 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 8/201/10018
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Philip de la Beche (Beech), formerly Sheriff of Berkshire.
- Name(s)
- Beche (Beech), Philip
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Sheriff of Berkshire
- Nature of request
- Philip de la Beche states that when he was Sheriff of Berkshire he several time claimed an allowance in his account for certain rents due to the king which other sheriffs used to levy to the King's benefit as a fixed rent belonging to the farm of the county in certain vills of the lordship of the Earl of Lancaster; but which have been levied for the Earl's use by reason of a franchise granted to him in the time of the late king: so that he cannot now levy them, although he is still charged with the full farm, without an allowance for these sums. He requests a remedy.
- Places mentioned
- Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Philip de la Beche was Sheriff of Berkshire between April 1313 and October 1314. This petition would seem to date from shortly after this time.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition possibly by the same petitioner or his father, see SC 8/90/4485
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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/C9333574/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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