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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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Lords of the ships and barges of the realm. King and other nobles and commons of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/21/1008
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This record is about the Lords of the ships and barges of the realm. King and other nobles and commons of... dating from [? 1379] 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 8/21/1008
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1379]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Lords of the ships and barges of the realm.
- Addressees
- King and other nobles and commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The lords of the ships and barges of the realm of England state that they have often served the king with their ships and barges, with their gear and instruments, which have been greatly used and worn by this, at their own cost and to the detriment of their estate, without ever having any remuneration or allowance for their ships and barges. They request that reasonable remuneration be ordained for the future, otherwise they will not be able to maintain their ships and barges in the king's service.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king is of good will to reward all those who have served him.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from mariners, see SC 8/21/1007
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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 7454
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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), p.253a (no. 2) (full edition of original petition) & p.66 (transcription of related common petition on behalf of ship-owners on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061168/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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