Piece
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Master and brethren of the hospital of St Batholomew of Smithfield. King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/3/123
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This record is about the Master and brethren of the hospital of St Batholomew of Smithfield. King and council.... dating from [1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/3/123
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Master and brethren of the hospital of St Batholomew of Smithfield.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The master and brothers request redress concerning the tithes which they were accustomed to have on the 2 fish taken by the progenitors of the king from each charge of fish which pass London Bridge towards the city, and which are being withheld by the sheriffs of London.
- Nature of endorsement
- The treasurer and barons of the Exchequer are to be commanded by a writ under the great seal to summon the master and the sheriffs of London before them, and hear their reasons, and they should do full justice to the master etc.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Henry III, King of England
- Nicholas Pykot, late sheriff of London
- Neil Druery, late sheriff of London
- John de Mockyng.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1320 by the heading in Rot. Parl., vol I, p.365 for the parliament held on Monday in the octave of St Michael, 14 Edward II.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4760
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.371b (no.8) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060241/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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