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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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Men of Scarborough King and council. Edward II ordered work to be carried out on...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/71/3520
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This record is about the Men of Scarborough King and council. Edward II ordered work to be carried out on... dating from [? 1327-? 1338] 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 8/71/3520
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327-? 1338]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Scarborough
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Edward II ordered work to be carried out on Scarborough Castle, to be allowed on the farm of the town; but the Exchequer will not recognise this without a specific writ of Chancery, which the petitioners cannot obtain.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have a writ in Chancery according to the treasurer and barons to make allowance according to the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Roger Ughtred, bailiff of Scarborough
- Edward II, [King of England].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Clearly dating, on internal evidence, to the reign of Edward III, presumably the early years of his reign, and possibly around the time of the Walton Ordinances of 1338, when the exchequer was under instruction not to make issues or allowances without specific royal order.
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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 7334
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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/C9107294/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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