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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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Embroiderers of London. King and lords of parliament. The embroiderers of London...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/20/1000
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/20/1000
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1387-1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Embroiderers of London.
- Addressees
- King and lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The embroiderers of London make various accusations of intimidation, corruption, misgovernment, and usurpation of royal power, against Nicholas Brembre, formerly Mayor of London. They request that he be punished, that a remedy provided for his abuses, and that all indictments of felony made by Nicholas Brembre be brought before the king, and tried by an impartial judge. They also request that if any of them, individually or collectively, are accused, they may be allowed to exonerate themselves - as these wrongs were done without the knowledge or against the will of most of the supplicants.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Nicholas Brembre, knight, Mayor of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Entered as one of several petitions by London companies as part of a process begun in November 1387 and taken up before the Appellants early in 1388, and thus transferred into the 'Merciless Parliament' of February 1388.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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 saddlers is SC 8/20/999
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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 984
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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. 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061156/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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