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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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People of the town of Bristol. King and council. The people request that the king...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/36/1775
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This record is about the People of the town of Bristol. King and council. The people request that the king... dating from [1328-1329] 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 8/36/1775
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1328-1329]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the town of Bristol.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people request that the king will assign certain justices to enquire oyer and terminer in the town of all manner of trespasses which the mayor, bailiffs and keepers of prisons and other ministers have made by colour of their office since his coronation, and that they have power to hold assizes.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None
- Places mentioned
- Bristut (Bristol).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to the period 1328-1329 as there is a commission granted on 21 February 1329 (CPR 1327-30, p.424). However it is not entirely clear whether the grievances mentioned in the petition can be equated to those detailed in the commission.
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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 1201
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.424 (commission to enquire into grievances at Bristol)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061975/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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