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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Particulars of Account
Description and record details
| Reference | E 136 |
|---|---|
| Title | Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Escheators' Particulars of Account |
| Date | c1216-c1625 |
| Description | Escheators were the royal officials responsible for maintaining the king's rights as ultimate feudal lord of all land, and for administering land which fell into the king's hands by reason of death or forfeiture. This series contains the particulars of account sent by the escheators to the Exchequer to await enrolment for auditing in the Pipe Office. They contain details of the property accounted for, its situation, extent and value, and the reason why it had been seized into the King's hands. |
| Related material |
Inquisitions post mortem are in: C 132 C 133 C 134 C 135 C 136 C 137 C 138 C 140 C 141 C 142 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
Latin |
| Physical description | 249 bundle(s) |
| Publication note |
Catalogued, with E 150, in the Deputy Keeper of Public Records, Tenth Report, App II (London, 1849) |
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