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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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Men of Dorchester. King and council The men request that they can have the town at...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/44/2187
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This record is about the Men of Dorchester. King and council The men request that they can have the town at... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/44/2187
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Dorchester.
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The men request that they can have the town at the old fee farm which they had from time out of mind for £16 as the treasurer has give the town to others for £20 because they do not have a charter. If the king will not give it to them for £16 but for £20 then they request in aid of this two fairs, and that they be quit of pontage and other tolls, and that eyres, assizes and gaol deliveries be held in the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is accorded by the chancellor and treasurer that the people of Dorchester have the town at farm from Michaelmas next for five years rendering £20. And let it be assigned to sufficient men to enquire of how much the town is worth per annum when leased at farm, and what things pertain to the farm, and let the inquisition be returned.Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Dorchester, [Dorset].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1324 by relation to SC 8/43/2122.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition by the burgesses see SC 8/43/2122
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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 2824
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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 Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.263 (commitment of the borough to the bailiffs and burgess)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062397/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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