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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of the counties of Gloucester, Herefordshire and all the community of those...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/50/2461
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This record is about the People of the counties of Gloucester, Herefordshire and all the community of those... dating from [c. 1315] 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 8/50/2461
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the counties of Gloucester, Herefordshire and all the community of those parts of Wales
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the inquisition is caused to be seen and a remedy done since the earl of Gloucester has constructed a weir in his land of Tryleg obstructing the passage of ships and barges along the river Wye to the loss of the king and the impoverishment of the people as this was a major route for the carriage of all manner of victuals and merchandise between Bristol and Monmouth as can be seen by the inquisition made by order of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the inquisition of which this petition makes mention be seen before the council, and afterwards let a remedy be provided as is fitting.
- Places mentioned
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire]
- Herefordshire
- Gales (Wales)
- River Wye
- Bristeut (Bristol)
- Monemuwe (Monmouth), [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- Trillek (Trelleck), [Monmouthshire, Wales]
- People mentioned
- Gilbert [de Clare], Earl of Gloucester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to sometime shortly after the making of the inquisition mentioned by the petition that dates to 3 July 1315 (CIM 1307-49, no.205).
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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 3577
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.67-8 (full summary of petition)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.205 (inquisition made into the damage caused by the weir)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062674/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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