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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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William Latymer (Latimer), lord of Danby, minter of coins in the Tower and London...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/331/15672
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This record is about the William Latymer (Latimer), lord of Danby, minter of coins in the Tower and London... dating from [c. 1351] 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 8/331/15672
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1351]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Latymer (Latimer), lord of Danby, minter of coins in the Tower and London and Canterbury.
- Name(s)
- Latymer (Latimer), William
- Addressees
- King and lords of Parliament.
- Occupation
- minter of coins in the Tower and London and Canterbury
- Nature of request
- Latymer, minter of coins in the Tower and London and Canterbury, requests justice because the King's ministers disturb him in this office concerning the minting of the new noble, half-noble, farthing and groat. He requests that the King and lords hold a full discussion of this matter in the present Parliament and do justice to him thereon.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition should be put in Chancery and the petitioner show his charter and evidences, and when the justices and King's serjeants have heard what they will say, justice should be done in Parliament as quickly as is reasonably possible.
- Places mentioned
- Danby, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- London
- Canterbury, [Kent].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1351 or later, in which year the new coins were introduced.
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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/C9683083/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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