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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
Item
The commons of the naifs of Peterborough King lords of parliament The commons state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/37/1815
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/37/1815
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1375-1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The commons of the naifs of Peterborough
- Addressees
- King lords of parliament
- Nature of request
- The commons state that in Magna Carta measures of wheat were set at the London bushel, and 8 bushels to the quarter. However the buyers of wheat around Peterborough will not buy unless it is 9 large bushels to the quarter, to their great ruin. They request a remedy be ordained.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Burgh Seynt Pier (Peterborough), [Northamptonshire]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the last quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand, and the address to the king and lords of 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 1271
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062017/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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