File name,Title,Description,"Creator (if more than one individual/organisation, add on a new row)",,,"Copyright holder (if more than one individual/organisation, add on a new row)",,,Period of Creation,,Software used,Software version,Language,Entity relationship diagram file name(s) (this should be enclosed separately),Supporting documentation file name(s) (this should be enclosed separately)
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EscheatorsDatabaseTablesForArchive,Database of forfeitures from medieval escheators' records,"Details of goods and chattels of felons, fugitives and outlaws valued and forfeited to the crown, extracted from the original records of the escheator in the National Archives, Kew.",Chris,Briggs,University of Cambridge,Chris,Briggs,University of Cambridge,01.09.2016,20.12.2019,Microsoft Access,,English and some Latin (all Latin is translated),EscheatorsEntityRelationshipDiagram,
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Table Name,Table Description,Primary Key,Foreign Key,Row Count,,Field Name,"Field Description (inc. units of measurements, description of codes, etc. used within each field).",Field Data Type,Field Length,,,,,,
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EscheatorInventories and valuations,"Forfeitures of felons, fugitives and outlaws before escheators' inquests",Inv/val number1,Inv/val number1,1563,,Inv/val number1,Automatic number assigned to each new record,AutoNumber,Long Integer,,,,,,
,,,,,,DocRef,"Archival reference(s) of documents in The National Archives, UK, used to create the record",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,PhotoNo,Number given to deposited photo(s) of the archival document(s) used to create the record,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Escheator / coroner,Name of escheator responsible for the forfeiture in the record,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,DocDate (orig),"Date of the document (usually an escheator's account) that provides the main evidence for the forfeiture, in the format used in the document",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,DocDate (modern),"Date of the document (usually an escheator's account) that provides the main evidence for the forfeiture, in modern format",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,DocDate only,"Indicates where we have just one date relating to a forfeiture; for a fuller discussion of dating in the escheator's records, see the accompanying notes",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,Date (orig),"Date of felony, flight, outlawry or forfeiture, in the format used in the original record. For a fuller discussion of dating in the escheator's records, see the accompanying notes.",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,Date (modern),"Date of felony, flight, outlawry or forfeiture, in modern format. For a fuller discussion of dating in the escheator's records, see the accompanying notes.",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,DateType,"This indicates the nature of the date in the 'Date' field. For a fuller discussion of dating in the escheator's records, see accompanying notes.",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,County,"County in which the felony, flight, outlawry, forfeiture etc. took place",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Place (modern),"Place of felony, flight, outlawry, forfeiture etc., in its modern spelling",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Place ident uncertain?,Is the researchers' identification of the modern placename uncertain?,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Place,"Place of felony, flight, outlawry, forfeiture etc., in the original spelling used in the document",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Easting,Easting grid reference,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Northing,Northing grid reference,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,LastName,"Last name of the felon, fugitive or outlaw",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,FirstName,"First name of the felon, fugitive or outlaw",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,OccupDescrip,"Occupation or other description of the felon, fugitive or outlaw (where stated)",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,OccModern,Modern occupation name/term,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,craft or trade,"Occupation of felon, fugitive or outlaw categorized by the researchers as 'craft or trade'.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,Reason?,Reason for forfeiture (a brief category inserted by the researchers),Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Second owner?,Indicates forfeiture by more than one felon/fugitive/outlaw.,Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Key text,"This field summarizes the main points of the document(s) that record the forfeiture. It is not a complete transcription, and the researchers have not been consistent in how much information they have chosen to include here. In many records information included here also appears elsewhere in the database. For the full text in the original document, consult the relevant photograph.",Long Text,,,,,,,
,,,,,,TotalValInv,"The total value of the forfeited goods, in pence. The researchers have converted all sums in pounds, shillings and pence to pence.",Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,TotalValInv calculated?,"Indicates when total value of forfeited goods is not stated in document but has been calculated by researcher, for instance by totalling the values of individual forfeited items.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,TotalVal only?,"This indicates a case where in the document(s) there is simply an overall total for the forfeited goods given, and no description or valuation of the individual items that make up the total.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,RelatedDocs,Indicates where a forfeiture recorded in more than one document.,Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,large town?,"The 'place' of the felony/outlawry/forfeiture is among the 50 largest towns as measured by the numbers of persons who paid the 1377 poll tax. See D. Palliser ed., The Cambridge Urban History of Britain, I, (2000) Appendix 5.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,elite?,"Felon is described as 'Sir', 'knight', 'gentleman' etc. Information on the forfeitures of such persons has been collected, in the main, for Worcester, Hampshire and Wiltshire only.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,duplicateexclude,This represents an additional record of a forfeiture present elsewhere in database. The evidence for most such forfeitures has been concentrated in a single location in the database.,Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,1381,This denotes a forfeiture evidently related to the English Rising of 1381. ,Short Text,255,,,,,,
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EscheatorItems,Record of each individual object mentioned within a single escheator's case,Item number,Inv/val number1,8265,,Item number,Automatic number assigned to each new record,Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,Inv/val number,The unique identifier of the forfeiture record in 'Inventories and valuations' to which the item relates.,Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,Room,"Location of the item, where stated.",Short Text,100,,,,,,
,,,,,,Item (modern),"Modern name for the item, provided by the researchers.",Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,Item (orig),The term by which the item is described in document.,Short Text,255,,,,,,
,,,,,,NoItems,"The number of items  present, e.g. where the document says 'three sheep', the value is '3'.",Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,NumberUnspec>1,"The number is unknown but is two or more, for instance where the document says 'wooden vessels' (plural).",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,AtLeastOne?,"[The number of items is unclear: it is at least one, but could be more than one, e.g. 'certain timber']",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,GroupedItem?,"Indicates an item described as part of a group with overall valuation, e.g. ' a chest, a table and a featherbed, price 20d'.  Seperate groups of items in a list are denoted by the researcher using 'a', 'b', 'c' etc.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,TotalValItems,"The value in pence of an individual item, or the total value of all items in a group.",Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,ValPerItem,"The value in pence of a individual item in a group, as stated in the document, e.g. 'four oxen, 12 shillings each'; here the value would be 144 pence per ox (12x12).",Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,ValPerItem calculated?,"The value in pence of an individual item in a group, as calculated by the researcher. For instance where the document says 'two pigs, 24 pence', the 'ValPerItem' is entered as 12.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,mixed group,"Item listed as part of a mixed group, e.g. 'one cow and one calf'.",Short Text,5,,,,,,
,,,,,,grainpriceperq,"Price of grain per quarter (2.8 hectolitres), as stated in the document or calculated by the researcher.",Number,Double,,,,,,
,,,,,,Quantity,"Quantity of an item, as given in document, other than 'one', 'two' etc. e.g. a quarter of grain, a piece of wood, a stack of hay.",Short Text,50,,,,,,
,,,,,,Category,Category of item assigned by research project.,Short Text,20,,,,,,
,,,,,,Function,Functional category assigned by the research project.,Short Text,20,,,,,,