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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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Henry de Chalfrount (Chalfont), formerly sheriff of Bedfordshire. de Chalfrount (Chalfont)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/205/10228
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This record is about the Henry de Chalfrount (Chalfont), formerly sheriff of Bedfordshire. de Chalfrount (Chalfont)... dating from [c. 1343] 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 8/205/10228
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1343]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Chalfrount (Chalfont), formerly sheriff of Bedfordshire.
- Name(s)
- de Chalfrount (Chalfont), Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- sheriff of Bedfordshire
- Nature of request
- The petitioner requests relief of the fine of 100 marks assessed against him by the justices of oyer and terminer in Bedfordshire, and of the levy of a cart and horses.
- Nature of endorsement
- Order for an inquiry in the Exchequer.
- Places mentioned
- Bedfordshire.
- People mentioned
- Robert Parving, justice
- John de Dougayn.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition may arise directly from CCR 1341-3, p. 624; otherwise, since Chalfont was sheriff in both 1341-2 and 1343-4, it may date after 1344.
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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. VI, 1341-1343, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.624 (order to Chalfont to levy the arrears of the fines imposed by Parving and his fellow justices)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333783/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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