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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 Bridgnorth King and council The people state that the bridge...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/36/1794
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This record is about the People of the town of Bridgnorth King and council The people state that the bridge... dating from [1331] 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 8/36/1794
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the town of Bridgnorth
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The people state that the bridge of the town was knocked down by Ewer by order of Edward II to the great harm of the people of the country and others passing towards the March. They request a grant of pontage for 6 years.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have pontage for 4 years.
- Places mentioned
- Bridgnorth, [Shropshire]
- the March
- People mentioned
- Edward II, King of England
- Robert Ewer
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1331, a grant of pontage being issued on 12 October 1331 (CPR 1330-4, p.183).
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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 1245
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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. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.183 (grant of pontage)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061995/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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