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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Chestrefeld (Chesterfield), clerk. de Chestrefeld (Chesterfield) William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E600
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This record is about the William de Chestrefeld (Chesterfield), clerk. de Chestrefeld (Chesterfield) William... dating from [1319-1326] 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/E600
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1319-1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Chestrefeld (Chesterfield), clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Chestrefeld (Chesterfield), William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in two parts:]1) Chestrefeld, who is charged with the office of estreats of the Common Bench, requests a writ to the treasurer for him to be paid his fee which is in arrears for four years, which fee was granted by certain covenants to his lord de Bereford for the clerk of this office when he took the office of the Bench because the treasurer will not pay without a writ. He and the others under him have served in this office well as Bereford can attest, and they will not be able to endure because of their troubles.2) He similarly requests a writ to the treasurer to pay his expenses as he has travelled through 7 counties to assure the amercement of the Common Bench.
- Nature of endorsement
- Petitiones Antiquo [Old Petitions].
- People mentioned
- [William de] Bereford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1319 as the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer were commanded to cause satisfaction to the petitioner in accordance with the second request made by the petitioner (CCR 1318-23, p. 61).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a transcript of a related writ and request concerning debts owed to the petitioner, see SC 8/342/16119
For another petition by the same petitioner apparently on the same matters, see SC 8/98/4887
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.61 (order to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to make satisfaction to Chesterfield)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529652/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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