Did King John's records show Templars paying fines or going to court?
Research question: Do the Exchequer pipe rolls or memoranda rolls of King John's reign record Templar cases or payments tied to the amerciaments exemption, and how often did Templar individuals or the Order appear before the king or chief justice?
The records show one Exchequer entry in the verified facts: in the 4th year of Richard I (c. 1192–93), Margaret de Perc released the town of Rokesby to the Knights Templars in the King's Court before the Barons of the Exchequer 1. That entry concerns a land transaction, not a payment tied to the amerciaments exemption, and it falls in Richard's reign rather than King John's 1. No fact provided covers King John's pipe or memoranda rolls, Templar amerciament exemptions, or how often Templar individuals or the Order appeared before the king or chief justice 1. The newest fact is the 1769 second edition of Madox's history, which draws on records from the period and is the only source given, so the question is only partly answered 1.
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"In the 4th Year of K. Richard I, Margaret de Perc: releaſed the Town of Rokeſby to the Knights Templars, in the King's Court before the Barons of the Exchequer (e)."The history and antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, in two periods: to wit, from the Norman conquest, to the end of the reign of K. John; and from the end of the reign of K. John, to the end of the reign of K. Edward II. Taken from records. ... By Thomas Madox, ... The second edition. With a full and compleat index. 1769: Vol 1 (1769)
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