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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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John de Bernardestone (Barnardiston). de Bernardestone (Barnardiston) John King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/243/12128
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/243/12128
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1347]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Bernardestone (Barnardiston).
- Name(s)
- de Bernardestone (Barnardiston), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Bernardestone requests that the king grant his letters to the chancellor that he order a commission to enquire upon the allegation made by him on behalf of the poor people of the vills of Flitcham and Appleton that Richeman has falsely taken more than their accustomed sums for the tax granted to the king. If Richeman is found to culpable then they request that he be arrested and kept safely and delivered to Thorpe to make redemption, and that he be punished as an example to all others.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Flitcham, Norfolk
- Appleton, Norfolk.
- People mentioned
- Reginald Richeman, sub-collector of taxes
- William de Thorp (Thorpe).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1347 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 6 September 1347 [21 Edw. III] (C 81/324/18834).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was originally enclosed see no. 18834 in C 81/324
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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/C9439732/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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