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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Cotters of Somerfeld. King. The cotters of Somerfeld and tenants of the church of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/341/16065
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This record is about the Cotters of Somerfeld. King. The cotters of Somerfeld and tenants of the church of... dating from [1290-1307] 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 8/341/16065
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1290-1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Cotters of Somerfeld.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The cotters of Somerfeld and tenants of the church of the same vill state that they have only a poor cottage each, but are taxed and tallaged unduly. They ask that, for the sake of the king's ancestors and of the queen's soul, they might have moderation of these grievances, and be charged according to the quantity of their tenement; and that the church might have what is due to it.
- Nature of endorsement
- He did not find pledges to pursue, therefore nothing was done for this.He did not pursue.
- Places mentioned
- Somerfeld [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- [Eleanor of Castile], Queen of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of the queen's soul, this petition dates from the reign of Edward I, after the death of Eleanor of Castile.
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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/C9736546/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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