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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of York. King and council. The citizens of York state that King Edward,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/801
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This record is about the Citizens of York. King and council. The citizens of York state that King Edward,... dating from [c. 1327-c. 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 8/17/801
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of York.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The citizens of York state that King Edward, the king's father, owed them £30, as can be seen from a bill of the wardrobe, a copy of which they enclose. They request that this sum be allowed in their annual farm for their city, receiving the bill from them, and charging those who should be charged with it.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer are to be ordered that, when they have examined the bill, if they find that the debt is due, they are to make an allowance for it in their next farm, receiving etc. and charging etc.
- Places mentioned
- Everwyk (York).
- People mentioned
- Edward [II], King of England, father of the present king
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the wardrobe debenture mentioned in the petition, see SC 8/16/800
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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 8995
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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.408a (no.170) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060942/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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