Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Item

Burgesses of Conway. King The burgesses request that the king grant to them the town...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/40/1981

What’s it about?

This record is about the Burgesses of Conway. King The burgesses request that the king grant to them the town... dating from [? 1316] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Is it available online?

Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.

Can I see it in person?

No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.

Full description and record details

Reference
SC 8/40/1981
Date
[? 1316]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses of Conway.
Addressees
King
Nature of request
The burgesses request that the king grant to them the town and the mills of Gyffin at farm, rendering 2 marks per annum beyond what they have rendered before if the king does not wish to retain them in his hand.
Nature of endorsement
It should be enquired if it is to the damage of the justice of North Wales if the king demises that which is requested together with the increase offered in the petition, and certify this, and in the interim let it be handed over.
Places mentioned
Conway, [Caernarfonshire, Wales]
Gyffin, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].
Note
The burgesses were granted the town and mills on 12 May 1316, though the grant doesn't quite tally with the petition, so it is possible that the grant was not made as a result of this particular petition (CChR 1300-26, p.307).
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioners requesting money for the completion of the quay, see SC 8/274/13687

For another petition by the same petitioners complaining of the decay of the town walls, see SC 8/188/9365

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1319
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.55-6 (full calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. III, Edw I and Edw II, 1300-1326, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.307 (grant to the burgesses of the town and mills)
  • The Medieval Boroughs of Snowdonia, E.A. Lewis, (, 1912), p.295 (edition of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062185/

How to order it

  1. View this record page in our current catalogue
  2. Check viewing and downloading options
  3. Select an option and follow instructions
View this record page

Series information

SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

74,884 records

Within the department: SC

Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...

18,283 records

Within the series: SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

51 records

Within the piece: SC 8/40

1951-2000. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...

You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/40/1981

Burgesses of Conway. King The burgesses request that the king grant to them the town...

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.