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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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Mayor, Bailiffs and citizens of Carlisle. King. The Mayor, Bailiffs and citizens...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/24/1154
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This record is about the Mayor, Bailiffs and citizens of Carlisle. King. The Mayor, Bailiffs and citizens... dating from [c. 1415-c. 1416] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/24/1154
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1415-c. 1416]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, Bailiffs and citizens of Carlisle.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Mayor, Bailiffs and citizens of Carlisle complain that on 15 March last, Thomas, Lord Dacre and a body of armed men destroyed the gorce which they have had from time immemorial in the River Eden, and has prevented them from using their right of hauling their nets to land by the gorce. They ask the King to compel Lord Dacre, on pain of heavy penalty, to rebuild the gorce, and to let them use it without hindrance. And, if he claims any right in the matter, to pursue it peacefully, according to the laws and customs of England.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Cardoill (Carlisle), [Cumberland]
- River Eden, [Cumberland]
- Almetre [unidentified], [Cumberland]
- the Bridge of the Garth [unidentified], [Cumberland]
- Leicester, [Leicestershire]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- Thomas [de Dacre], Lord Dacre.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Assigned in Rot. Parl. Vol. IV, p.92a-b (no. 15) to 3 Henry V (21 March 1415- 20 March 1416). There is no sign that this petition was necessarily presented to parliament.
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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 2221
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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. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.92a-b (no. 15) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061322/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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