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Poor people of Hertfordshire. Council. The poor people of Hertfordshire complain...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/294/14683

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This record is about the Poor people of Hertfordshire. Council. The poor people of Hertfordshire complain... dating from [? c. 1290-1308] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/294/14683
Date
[? c. 1290-1308]
Description
Petitioners
Poor people of Hertfordshire.
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The poor people of Hertfordshire complain that William Howard and his companions have been appointed as justices in several counties to hear pleas of the crown and assizes, and that they are so busy with the pleas of the crown that they do not have time to take the assizes. They ask that Henry Spigurnel and his companions might deliver the poor people on their next coming into Hertfordshire.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Hertfordshire.
People mentioned
William Howard, justice
Henry Spigurnel, justice.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9735846/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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