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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Goldsmiths of London. King and council. Goldsmiths of London For the safety of the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/57/2849
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This record is about the Goldsmiths of London. King and council. Goldsmiths of London For the safety of the... dating from [c. 1377] 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 8/57/2849
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Goldsmiths of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Goldsmiths of London
- Nature of request
- For the safety of the treasure of the realm the petitioners seek the confirmation of their charters with an additional clause granting the wardens of their guild the power to search everywhere in the city and outside in hiding places, such that none of their guild (or others) connive at any of the aforesaid deceits, with the wardens able to dispense justice and take their persons and fines to the mayor or the sheriffs, who have the power to imprison such trespassers until they are judged before the said wardens in their own courts. And also to grant the goldsmiths (for themselves and their successors) the bond of the lords and commons of the realm that they will sell any gold or silver vessels only to the petitioners and that they are to have the true value or payment in coin from the tower of London, such that the vessel is marked with the leopard's head and the sign of the goldsmith.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Unsure dating. The notes on the guard suggest? 1377 without reference (adopted here), but also? 1393 and? 1404. See also SC 8/122/6054.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an almost identical version of this petition see SC 8/122/6054
For a related petition see SC 8/57/2850
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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 5374
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063069/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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