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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Waltham. King. Abbot of Waltham The abbot requests that the treasurer be...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/325/E700
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/325/E700
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1285-c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Waltham.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Waltham
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests that the treasurer be commanded to try the matter of the abbot's contribution to the common amercement made in the last eyre, and according to this charge or discharge the petitioner so that the king is not the loser, and that the Treasurer not charge the abbot until the matter is determined. The abbot state that he by charter ought to be quit of the common amercement of the county before the justices in eyre, but the assessors have charged the abbot and his people and charge the liberty wrongfully against the charter.
- Nature of endorsement
- It should be sent to the treasurer, and he should assemble the justices of both Benches, and according to their council let justice be done etc.
- Places mentioned
- Waltham, [Essex]
- Essex.
- People mentioned
- John Filliol, assessor of the common amercements of the last eyre
- William le Moigne, assessor of the common amercements of the last eyre
- Salomon de Roucestre (Rochester).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1285-c. 1290. The petition is dated in the guard note to c. 1285 when the last eyre was held in the county. The guard note also suggests that the petition probably dates to c. 1290 with the remainder of the petitions in this file, though this date is difficult to confirm.
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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/C9682694/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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