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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
Item
Constable of Scarborough Castle; Bailiffs and the commons of the town of Scarborough....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/71/3522
What’s it about?
This record is about the Constable of Scarborough Castle; Bailiffs and the commons of the town of Scarborough.... dating from [1377-1380] 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 8/71/3522
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1380]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Constable of Scarborough Castle; Bailiffs and the commons of the town of Scarborough.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- Constable of Scarborough Castle
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that a commission be granted to the constable and bailiffs to arrest the forestallers of herrings and fish until they have made satisfaction for the trespass. The king ought to have portions of herrings and fish from the fish sold there, and the bailiffs have customs from the fish and herrings in aid of the fee farm. The forestallers' acts are affecting these profits.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king will assign justices who will have them punished according to the effect of the statute.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated tentatively to the early years of Richard II's reign as it is addressed to the council.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/140/6956
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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 7333
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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/C9107296/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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