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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of London. King and council in parliament. The citizens complain that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/57/2848
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This record is about the Citizens of London. King and council in parliament. The citizens complain that the... dating from [1328] 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 8/57/2848
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of London.
- Addressees
- King and council in parliament.
- Nature of request
- The citizens complain that the steward and marshal of the household of Edward II breached their rights not to be impleaded outside the city walls.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him have an order to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer that they search their accounts and other remembrances, as the king wishes to have an answer from the estreats of the Marshalsea concerning London in times past. And let him have another order to the chamberlains, treasurer and barons of the exchequer to search etc., and let him bring his evidences before the officers of the exchequer and explain his reasons why certain charges and demands are contrary to his franchise and charters etc., that he is then ... discharged etc., and he is also to have a writ to suffice in the meantime.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Steward of the king's household
- marshal of the king's household
- Edward II, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated firmly by reference to CCR 1327-30, p. 325.
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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 5297
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.325 (confirmation of rights)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063068/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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