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Mayor of Exeter. King and council. Mayor of Exeter The mayor requests remedy for...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E349

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This record is about the Mayor of Exeter. King and council. Mayor of Exeter The mayor requests remedy for... dating from [1318-1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/318/E349
Date
[1318-1319]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor of Exeter.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Mayor of Exeter
Nature of request
The mayor requests remedy for him and Turand for the malice and greed of the sheriff concerning the collection of debts in the city in the king's name.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Exeter, [Devon]
Duryard, [Devon].
People mentioned
Sheriff of Devon
Michael Turand, farmer of the vill of Duryard.
Note
The petition is dated to 1318-1319 because this petition appears to be part of an original file of that date (see the dating of SC 8/318/E340).
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/C9529401/

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