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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
Item
Master of the Temple (Knights Templars). King and council. Master of the Temple (Knights...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/258/12876
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This record is about the Master of the Temple (Knights Templars). King and council. Master of the Temple (Knights... dating from [? c. 1303] 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 8/258/12876
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1303]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Master of the Temple (Knights Templars).
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Master of the Temple (Knights Templars)
- Nature of request
- The Master of the Temple states that he holds lands of the King's ancient demesnes of the gift of the King's ancestors, and that within these demesnes there are tenants who hold of him by the same services by which they held of the King, and will not perform any other service. The Master requests a writ to tallage these tenants, as the King has tallaged his ancient demesnes, and such a writ was granted for all those who held the ancient demesnes in the time of King Henry.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] He is to sue a writ.[None on dorse]
- People mentioned
- Henry [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The mention of King Henry would seem to date this petition to the reign of Edward I, and thus possibly to the tallage of 1303.
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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/C9440488/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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