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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
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Sheriffs. King and council. The sheriffs request that in the matter of the money...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E579
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This record is about the Sheriffs. King and council. The sheriffs request that in the matter of the money... dating from [1300] 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/E579
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Sheriffs.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The sheriffs request that in the matter of the money that they received before Christmas and the 'defence' of the coinage by summons of the Exchequer and by writs, they might be able to pay at the Exchequer in the same quantity as they received, and that they might not be charged to pay double.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition is datable by reference to the decree made at Christmas 1299 that henceforth the coins known as pollards and crockards would be received at half their face value only (Prestwich, Edward I, p.531).
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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/C9529631/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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