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? No Petitioner named [The writ is damaged].Writ of Edward II to his sheriffs of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/334/E1182

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Reference
SC 8/334/E1182
Date
1319
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
[The writ is damaged].Writ of Edward II to his sheriffs of London and Middlesex to make proclamations in the wards of the city and in Middlesex that all those who have held the office of sheriff, [...], ministers, constables and keepers of prisons together with bailiffs of liberties [...], complaints having been received of their damages and oppressions, they are to be before the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer at Westminster at Friday [...] next in the future and for eight days following. The treasurer and barons have received orders to hear and determine these.
Nature of endorsement
[...] by the sheriffs and other ministers are to come before you at a day and place contained within to show the complaints [...] and to receive swift justice on this as [...].
Places mentioned
London
Middlesex
Westminster.
People mentioned
Edward II, King of England
Sheriffs of London and Middlesex
Treasurer and barons of the Exchequer.
Note
The writ is dated to 1319 as it is dated in its dating clause to January in the 12th year of the reign of Edward II. The writ seems to be part of a file (SC 8/334/E1154-E1183B).
Related material

This plaint is part of a former file consisting of SC 8/334/E1154-SC 8/334/E1183B and see SC 8/334/E1183B

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683309/

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