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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Clothworkers of London King in parliament The clothworkers of London state that they...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/43/2127
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This record is about the Clothworkers of London King in parliament The clothworkers of London state that they... dating from [c. 1376] 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 8/43/2127
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Clothworkers of London
- Addressees
- King in parliament
- Nature of request
- The clothworkers of London state that they were granted a guild, with certain franchises, by the king's progenitors, so that only members of their guild may practise their craft in London, a charter has now been granted to Flemings, Brabanters and other aliens to practise their craft, contrary to the charter of their guild. They ask that the charter granted to these aliens might be annulled and their charter confirmed, or that they might be discharged from their annual payment for their guild and franchises.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Londres (London)
- Southwark, [Surrey]
- Flanders
- Brabant
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1376' with reference to SC 8/123/6147 and SC 8/143/7128. SC 8/143/7128 is nearly identical, but contains a reference to the alien clothworkers receiving their charter in the reign of Edward III: so it must date from the reign of Richard II. Either this petition is contemporary, and does not mention Edward III purely by accident, or it is from the very end of the reign of Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A near-duplicate petition from the reign of Richard II is SC 8/123/6147
For a petition from the alien clothworkers requesting confirmation of their charter, see SC 8/143/7122
For the petition from the alien clothworkers requesting the charter mentioned here see SC 8/110/5463
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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 7933
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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/C9062333/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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