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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward III to the escheator of Kent commanding him...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/243/12147A
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward III to the escheator of Kent commanding him... dating from 1347 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 8/243/12147A
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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
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Edward III to the escheator of Kent commanding him to hold an inquisition ad quod damnum concerning lands purchased by the prior and convent of Christchurch, Canterbury without licence.
- Nature of endorsement
- By virtue of the writ the escheator has diligently made an inquisition which is sewn to the writ.By John de Fremyngham, escheator of Kent.
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent]
- Meopham, [Kent]
- Reading, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Edward III, King of England
- John de Frenyngham, escheator of Kent
- Prior and convent of Christchurch, Canterbury
- Richard de Haute
- Maud le Ku (Keu)
- David le Skynnere (Skinner)
- John Haket
- Nicholas Lomer
- John Abot (Abbot)
- Alexander Masoun (Mason)
- Godfrey de la Westdoun
- John le Feure
- Christina [le Feure], wife of John le Feure
- Lionel [of Antwerp], keeper of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ dates to 1347 as it is dated in its dating clause to 23 May 1347 [21 Edw. III].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the inquisition that was produced as a consequence of this writ, see SC 8/243/12147B
For the petition to which this writ was formerly attached, see SC 8/243/12146
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9439751/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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