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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Barons of Rye. King and council. The barons of Rye state that they have started to...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3431
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This record is about the Barons of Rye. King and council. The barons of Rye state that they have started to... dating from [1380] 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 8/69/3431
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1380]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Barons of Rye.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The barons of Rye state that they have started to enclose the town with a strong stone wall, but are unable to finish the work without the King's help. They therefore ask him for the farm of the bailiwick of the town for three years, in aid of this work.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King, on the advice of the prelates and lords in parliament, has granted it for two years, to be received from the hands of the farmers of the said bailiwick.
- Places mentioned
- Rye, [Sussex].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1377-81 p.434 is dated 13 February 1380: the petition's response mentions parliament, so it would seem to have been presented to the parliament of January 1380.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A related petition is SC 8/68/3391
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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 6857
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.434 (grant to the barons of Rye of £18 annually for two years towards the building of the new town wall)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107202/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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