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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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Commons of parliament. Lords of parliament. The commons complain that many people...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/24/1197
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This record is about the Commons of parliament. Lords of parliament. The commons complain that many people... dating from [1425] 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 8/24/1197
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1425]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of parliament.
- Addressees
- Lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The commons complain that many people arrested for treason, felony, Lollardy and such crimes, are sent at the King's command to the Tower of London and other castles, where they remain a long time without any process against them; which is very expensive, dangerous to their keepers, and likely to encourage other malefactors. They ask the lord to ordain that all such prisoners in future might appear quickly before temporal or spiritual judges, as the case requires, and either be released or be punished.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Soit baille a lez seignurs (It is to be delivered to the lords).[On dorse: none]
- Places mentioned
- The Tower of London, [London].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition is enrolled on the roll of the parliament held at Westminster in April, 3 Henry VI (1425) (Rot. Parl. vol. IV p.292b).
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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 1995
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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)
- English
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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.292b (transcription of petition on parliament roll, with response: text unmodified)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061368/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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