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Burgesses of Scarborough. King and council. The burgesses of Scarborough state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/16/781
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This record is about the Burgesses of Scarborough. King and council. The burgesses of Scarborough state that... dating from [? 1327-? 1331] 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 8/16/781
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327-? 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Scarborough.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Scarborough state that King Edward, the king's father, in the first year of his reign, ordered the bailiffs of Scarborough to stock and equip the castle there with provisions and other necessities, from the farm of the town, by the view and testimony of John Sampson, then Constable of the castle, and that their expenses would be allowed in their farm at their next account; and that, on the constable's orders, they spent 4 li. 5 s. 8 d. on archers and crossbowmen, as can be seen from an indenture made between the bailiffs and constable. But because the constable is dead, and has not pledged that the indenture is of his making, the Barons of the Exchequer will not allow them this money. They request a writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to allow them the sum in their farm, notwithstanding the aforesaid reason.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have writs to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer that, if they can establish that the indenture was made by the said constable, and that they show such expenses, at the king's command, as are contained within, then they are to give them an allowance in the manner contained within, notwithstanding the said reason.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Bailiffs of Scarborough
- John Sampson, Constable of Scarborough castle
- Edward [II], King of England
- Barons of the Exchequer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- No positive identification, but assumed to date from the early part of Edward III's reign.
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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 7335
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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.404a-b (no. 145) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060922/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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