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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 Northumberland. King. The people of Northumberland state that, although...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/65/3204
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This record is about the People of Northumberland. King. The people of Northumberland state that, although... dating from [? 1322] 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 8/65/3204
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Northumberland.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Northumberland state that, although they have been greatly destroyed by war, the Sheriff is nevertheless distraining them for cornage, the protection of the castle, and the farms of the forest, as he would in time of peace. They ask the king to order him to cease from this distraint and to give them relief until the country has recovered.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.The king wishes to have the advice of the Sheriff and others of those parts.
- Places mentioned
- Northumberland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to '? 1322' by Northumberland Petitions::p.117 (no.93).
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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 5967
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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)
- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), p.117 (no.93) (full edition and calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106967/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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