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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Potesgrave, clerk. de Potesgrave Richard Chancellor. clerk Richard de...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/296/14789
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This record is about the Richard de Potesgrave, clerk. de Potesgrave Richard Chancellor. clerk Richard de... dating from [? c. 1327] 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 8/296/14789
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Potesgrave, clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Potesgrave, Richard
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- Richard de Potesgrave requests that the sum of £28 2s 4d demanded from him in the Exchequer for the farm of certain lands and tenements in Heckington which once belonged to the Templars and which he held at farm by commission of the King's father, might be allowed against £30 17s 6d owed to him in several bills of the late King's wardrobe.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council that if it is found that the King owes him as much as the petition claims, he should have an allowance in this for what he owes the King.
- Places mentioned
- Heckington, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- Knights Templar (Order of the Temple)
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the content, this petition would seem likely to date from the early years of Edward III, although from after the death of Edward II. The petitioner is mentioned concerning unrelated matters in CCR 1327-30 p.17 and pp.50-51 (both dated 12 March 1327).
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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/C9517990/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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