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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Merchants of England King and council The merchants of England state that the king's...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/46/2286
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This record is about the Merchants of England King and council The merchants of England state that the king's... dating from [c. 1334] 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 8/46/2286
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of England
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The merchants of England state that the king's will has been that merchants should take their merchandise to Berwick upon Tweed to relieve the town, which has been badly damaged, and great advantages and franchises were promised as a means to this end. However merchants travelling there have not found these advantages, but instead complain of great grievances at the hands of the king's ministers, which they list, and which are driving away merchants, especially those from the south. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have a writ to the Sheriff and other ministers that they are to allow the merchants of England to be quit of the three pence in the pound.
- Places mentioned
- Berewik sur Twede (Berwick upon Tweed), [Northumberland]
- River Tweed
- Noefchastel (Newcastle upon Tyne), [Northumberland]
- Hertepole (Hartlepool), [County Durham]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition is edited in Rot. Parl. vol. II, pp.86b-87a (no. 58) as being from 8 Edward III (25 January 1334 - 24 January 1335).
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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 5693
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.86b-87a (no. 58) (full edition of later copy of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062496/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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