Piece
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
Item
Commons in parliament. King. The commons of this present parliament request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/21/1029
What’s it about?
This record is about the Commons in parliament. King. The commons of this present parliament request that... dating from [? 1390] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/21/1029
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1390]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Commons in parliament.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The commons of this present parliament request that the king return all castles formerly attached to the offices of sheriffs, to their previous state, as he has recently granted them to various people for term of life, depriving the sheriffs of a place to keep their prisons and otherwise perform their office.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king wills it. cure.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- Vol. III p.275a (no. 5) dates this petition to the parliament of January 1390 (1389, as they are using the old calendar), but the dating of many of the petitions ascribed by them to particular years of Richard II is not very secure.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 2033
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
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.275a (no. 5) (full edition of original petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061190/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
55 records
Within the piece: SC 8/21
1001A-1050. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/21/1029
Commons in parliament. King. The commons of this present parliament request that...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.