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Burgesses of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. King The burgesses request that the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/64/3192

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Reference
SC 8/64/3192
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Addressees
King
Nature of request
The burgesses request that the king of his grace will grant them pavage for three years to pave the town.1)
Nature of endorsement
He grants it for two years so that he might see that they make some progress.2) Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Newcastle-under-Lyme, [Staffordshire].
Note
The petition dates to 1322 as the grant was issued on 20 May 1322 (CPR 1321-4, p.113).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5973
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.113 (grant of pavage)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106955/

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