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John de Blunvile, farmer of the manor of Gresham; Robert de Rollisby (Rollesby),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E581
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This record is about the John de Blunvile, farmer of the manor of Gresham; Robert de Rollisby (Rollesby),... dating from [1299-1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/323/E581
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1299-1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Blunvile, farmer of the manor of Gresham; Robert de Rollisby (Rollesby), farmer of the manor of Gresham.
- Name(s)
- de Blunvile; de Rollisby (Rollesby), John; Robert
- Addressees
- Council.
- Places mentioned
- Gresham, [Norfolk]
- York.
- Nature of request
- Blunvile and Rollisby request that they are able to pay according to the form with the value of the pollard current at the time of Michaelmas as the king and council has ordained according to the nature of writs that were ordered to various sheriffs. They hold the farm by commission of the king, and came to pay the portion of the farm payable at Michaelmas at the receipt at York, by pollards and crockards [base coins], but those of the receipt did not wish to receive it unless they paid double.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1298-1304 because the government seems to be based at York, and it was during this period, and because the problems with pollards and crockards was current in the period 1299-1300 (CPR 1292-1301, pp.435, 510-1)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition in part complaining of the same problem of debased coinage, see SC 8/320/E420
For another petition apparently concerning the same problem of debased coinage, see SC 8/323/E582
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.435, 510-1 (entries concerning the use of pollard and crockard coins)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529633/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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