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John de Crumbewell (Cromwell), constable of the Tower of London. de Crumbewell (Cromwell)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E572
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This record is about the John de Crumbewell (Cromwell), constable of the Tower of London. de Crumbewell (Cromwell)... dating from [c. 1333] 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 8/323/E572
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Crumbewell (Cromwell), constable of the Tower of London.
- Name(s)
- de Crumbewell (Cromwell), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- constable of the Tower of London
- Nature of request
- Crumbewell requests that the profits that pertained to the Tower from the river trade on the Thames and which was received until Crumbewell's time be annexed to the tower with the arrears, or that he is able to have a writ to the treasurers and barons of the Exchequer that he be discharged from all such profits upon his account both those past or those to come, as the mayor and citizens of London claim pertain to them and will not suffer the petitioner or his ministers to distrain for the same.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this petition be sent before the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that they should call before them the citizens of London that concern the profits as is supposed by the petition, and hear the arguments of the constable for the estate of the king, and the arguments of the citizens; and give respite to the constable of the sums contained in the same petition according to their discretion.
- Places mentioned
- Tower of London, [London]
- London
- Petit Wales (Petty Wales), [London]
- Billingsgate, [London]
- Whitsaund (Wissant), [Artois, France]
- Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and citizens of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c.1333 as the writ with which it was enclosed dates to 3 February 1333 (SC 8/323/E571). The writ may be the one that resulted from the petition, which would mean that the petition was submitted to the parliament held at York in December 1332.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a inquisition concerning the same petitioner, see SC 8/204/10189
For the writ formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/323/E571
For another petition by the petitioner and his wife, see SC 8/11/525
For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/41/2031
For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/154/7656
For a related petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/265/13212
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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/C9529624/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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