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Community of England. King and council. The petitioners request a remedy for the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/260/12956

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This record is about the Community of England. King and council. The petitioners request a remedy for the... dating from [? c. 1300-? c. 1325] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/260/12956
Date
[? c. 1300-? c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
Community of England.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioners request a remedy for the case where people have lent money to others who have died before the day for repayment, so they have sued to their executors for payment; and where there are three executors, when the case comes to the grand distress, two appear but the third defaults, and so they fourch from day to day in court, never coming to answer, and the creditors can never have repayment.
Nature of endorsement
[Illegible]
Note
Tentatively dated according to the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516900/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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