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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Knagger, Burgess of Scarborough Knagger William King Burgess of Scarborough...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2730
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This record is about the William Knagger, Burgess of Scarborough Knagger William King Burgess of Scarborough... dating from [c. 1303] 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 8/55/2730
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1303]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Knagger, Burgess of Scarborough
- Name(s)
- Knagger, William
- Addressees
- King
- Occupation
- Burgess of Scarborough
- Nature of request
- The petitioner complains that whereas in ancient times the town of Scarborough was enclosed of the sea now it has receded except for the occasional remnant and the town has grown, and haulage is required to come to the same sea. The petitioner asks the king to grant him leave of haulage across one place from the sea, which until recently was close to his residence in the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let the petitioner have a writ of ad quod dampnum.
- Places mentioned
- Scardeburgh (Scarborough), [North Riding of Yorkshire]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The commission ad quod dampnum arising from this petition was issued in 1303 (C 143/41/9), so the petition probably dates from that year; the resulting licence was issued in 1304 (CPR 1301-7, pp. 219-20).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the resulting inquiry ad quod damnum see C 143/41/9
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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 4550
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.219-20 (resulting licence to repair)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062948/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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