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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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Burgesses of Coventry. King and council The burgesses state that they were assigned...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/41/2018
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This record is about the Burgesses of Coventry. King and council The burgesses state that they were assigned... dating from [1377-1378] 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 8/41/2018
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Coventry.
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The burgesses state that they were assigned to make a balinger of 40-50 oars before the 1 March next. They have not made it as they have no experience of such things in their country and request that the council will receive a reasonable fine from them for the boat to be paid at a reasonable day, with a warrant to collect the sum in the town from those with goods valued £20 and above.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let a commission be made under the great seal to levy £80 for the balinger.
- Places mentioned
- Coventry, [Warwickshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1377-1378 when other towns were being ordered to build balingers (CCR 1377-81, pp.31-2, 43).
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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 1338
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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 Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), pp.31-2, 43 (writs to the mayor and bailiffs of other towns to build balingers for the king's use)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062223/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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