FG/4/14
Reference code
FG/4/14
Level of description
Item
Title
Letters Patent: Edward III, 8th Jul 1344
Date
8 Jul 1344
Quantity & Format
1 sheet
Description
Letters of the King granting to the prelates and clergy of the realm various legal privileges and exemptions from the common law. This was in return for a tenth granted by the clergy to the king for the prosecution of his war in France, the prelates, magnates, and commons being assembled in Parliament to consider the necessities of the Kingdom.
Language
Latin
Physical Characteristics
Material: parchment
Keywords
Edward III