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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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The Burgesses of Carmarthen in Wales. King The petitioners ask for murage in Carmarthen,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2708
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This record is about the The Burgesses of Carmarthen in Wales. King The petitioners ask for murage in Carmarthen,... dating from [1327] 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 8/55/2708
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The Burgesses of Carmarthen in Wales.
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The petitioners ask for murage in Carmarthen, because of the imminent danger that much of the town walls will fall into ruin.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] It seems to the council that this is to be granted if it pleases the king.[On dorse] By one year.
- Places mentioned
- Gales (Wales)
- Kermerdyn (Carmarthen), [Carmarthenshire, Wales]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From Petitions Relating to Wales, p.79.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/54/2683
For another petition by the same petitioners see SC 8/156/7778
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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 4543
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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), p.77 (calendar and references)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.57 (grant of murage for one year)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062926/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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