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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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Matthew de Knell of Sussex. de Knell Matthew King and council. The petitioner states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/201/10042
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This record is about the Matthew de Knell of Sussex. de Knell Matthew King and council. The petitioner states... dating from [? c. 1272-? c. 1290] 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 8/201/10042
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1272-? c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Matthew de Knell of Sussex.
- Name(s)
- de Knell, Matthew
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner states that he owes the King 40 marks, but is so heavily distrained by the King's bailiffs for this that he cannot maintain his land, which is lying fallow. He asks that he might pay his debt in instalments of 40s annually.
- Nature of endorsement
- For 100s annually.
- Places mentioned
- Sussex.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Roughly dated according to the hand and language.
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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/C9333598/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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