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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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Commons of England. King. The commons request remedy that chapter 35 of the statute...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/230/11479
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This record is about the Commons of England. King. The commons request remedy that chapter 35 of the statute... dating from [1409-1410] 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 8/230/11479
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1409-1410]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of England.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The commons request remedy that chapter 35 of the statute of Marlborough be upheld and that no free man be forced against his will to be on inquisitions or be distrained for not answering.They ask that collectors of taxes be commanded to take only the customary sum for acquittance to their sub-collectors in the vills.They ask that ordinaries, officials and deans only take the customary sums for testaments.They request that it be ordained what sheriffs should take for sureties because sheriffs take such large sureties for prisoners that it is to the great damage to the people.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1409-1410 as other petitions found in the following files that came from Chancery Files 538 date to this range.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Files 538.
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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/C9335038/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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