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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of the county of Northamptonshire. King The people request that a grant of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/64/3188
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This record is about the People of the county of Northamptonshire. King The people request that a grant of... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1330] 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 8/64/3188
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the county of Northamptonshire.
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The people request that a grant of pontage is made to them to repair the bridge at Billing which is broken and only passable at peril by default of aid and amendment this being the route between London and Stamford.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be enquired of whether anyone is held to repair the bridge, and if not the king makes his grace as it pleases him.
- Places mentioned
- Billing Bridge, [Northamptonshire]
- London
- Stamford, [Lincolnshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been speculatively dated to the early fourteenth century on the basis of its general appearance and its written style.
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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 5965
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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/C9106951/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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