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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Dene, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire. de Dene John King. Sheriff...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/341/16058
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This record is about the John de Dene, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire. de Dene John King. Sheriff... dating from [1305-1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/341/16058
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305-1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Dene, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire.
- Name(s)
- de Dene, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly faded and barely legible] John de Dene, Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire, states that there are two coroners in the county of Shropshire, who are not convenient for the king or the people, as . . . [one of them] is in the farthest corner of the county . . . Hugh son of . . . knowing little . . . the king is deceived and badly [served]: so he asks that other coroners might be chosen in their place.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- John de Dene was Sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire between October 1305 and November 1307 (List of Sheriffs).
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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/C9736539/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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