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Saddlers of London. King and lords of parliament. The saddlers of London make various...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/20/999

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This record is about the Saddlers of London. King and lords of parliament. The saddlers of London make various... dating from [1387-1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/20/999
Date
[1387-1388]
Description
Petitioners
Saddlers of London.
Addressees
King and lords of parliament.
Nature of request
The saddlers of London make various accusations of intimidation, corruption, misgovernment, and usurpation of royal power, against Nicholas Brembre, formerly Mayor of London, including the arbitrary execution of a cordwainer called John Costantyn. They request that he be punished, that the current Mayor be ordered to bring all indictments of felony made by Nicholas Brembre before the king, and a remedy provided for this and other abuses, and that the statute made in the parliament held at Westminster in the sixth year of the king's reign, forbidding victuallers from holding office in cities, boroughs, towns and ports, unless there is no other sufficient person, and then only if they cease to be victuallers while in office, might be in force and put into execution in London as elsewhere. [However, this petition is quite badly damaged, and some of their points are now illegible].
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
London.
People mentioned
Nicholas Brembre, knight, Mayor of London
John Costantyn, cordwainer
Nicholas Exton, Mayor of London
John Northampton
Mayor of London.
Related material

A similar petition from the painters is SC 8/21/1004

A similar petition from the cordwainers is SC 8/20/998

A similar petition from the cutlers, bowyers, fletchers, spurriers and bladesmiths is SC 8/21/1006

A similar petition from the mercers is SC 8/20/997

A similar petition from the goldsmiths is SC 8/198/9882

A similar petition from the armourers is SC 8/21/1005

A similar petition from another guild is SC 8/199/9925

A similar petition from the leathersellers and white tawyers is SC 8/21/1001B

A similar petition from the pinners is SC 8/21/1003

A similar petition from the founders is SC 8/21/1002

A similar petition from the embroiderers is SC 8/20/1000

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7484
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.225a-227b (full edition of two related petitions, with mention of this one) & pp.229a-238b (record of judicial process against Nicholas Brembre and others on roll of parliament)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061155/

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