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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 the town of Stamford. King and council. The people request that the charter...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/71/3541
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/71/3541
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the town of Stamford.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people request that the charter of the earl of Surrey granting them an alderman to govern the community as this is not against the king's dignity but in maintenance of peace.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should go in Chancery and make a fine and let their charter be confirmed with these words thus that by virtue of this confirmation or of this grant no prejudice is to be done to the king or his heirs in times to come.
- Places mentioned
- Stamford, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1330 as an inspeximus and confirmation was issued on 14 December 1330 (CPR 1330-4, p.23).
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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 7774
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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 Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.23 (inspeximus and confirmation of the earl's grant)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107315/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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