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Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. King. Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/342/16115

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This record is about the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. King. Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire... dating from [? c. 1275-? c. 1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/342/16115
Date
[? c. 1275-? c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Nature of request
[The petition is damaged and in parts illegible].1) The sheriff requests that the king will grant him £20 per annum for the custody of the wapentakes of Wirksworth and Ashbourne as other keepers were accustomed to have for the custody.2) The sheriff requests the custody of the castle of Horsley with the soke of Horsley as he does not have a receipt in Derbyshire.3) He requests a writ to correct gorces and to amove kiddles and take amends4) He requests a writ to the people and the burgesses of Derby for the king's men of Ashbourne that they are able to sell fresh leather and to cut new cloth in the market of Derby for his toll.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Wirksworth, [Derbyshire]
Ashbourne, [Derbyshire]
Harstan Castle (Horsley Castle), [Derbyshire]
Horsley soke, [Derbyshire]
Derby, [Derbyshire].
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to? c. 1275-? C. 1300 on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Unsorted Miscellanea (transferred 7/12/1922).
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736596/

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