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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
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Community of Kesteven, Lindsey, and the citizens of the city of Lincoln. King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/16/779
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This record is about the Community of Kesteven, Lindsey, and the citizens of the city of Lincoln. King and... dating from [c. 1320 -c. 1350] 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 8/16/779
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320 -c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Community of Kesteven, Lindsey, and the citizens of the city of Lincoln.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The community of Kesteven, Lindsey, and the citizens of the city of Lincoln, state that two water-mills at Bracebridge and Aubourn near Lincoln, which used to grind corn for the city and the aforesaid country, were knocked down at the instigation of malevolent persons, so that there is a great lack of bread in Lincoln and the aforesaid country when there is no wind, to the great distress of the inhabitants, the great lords, and other people passing through the city. They request that the king and his council command that the mills be re-built.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king's council is given to understance that the mills were knocked down by due process. And if there is any error, the person who feels himself to be wronged is to sue to have it reversed.
- Places mentioned
- Kesteven, [Lincolnshire]
- Lindsey, [Lincolnshire]
- Nicole (Lincoln), [Lincolnshire]
- Bracebridge, [Lincolnshire]
- Aubourn, [Lincolnshire].
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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 5357
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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. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.403b (no. 140) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060920/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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