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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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Burgesses of the town of Shrewsbury. Council. The burgesses request a grant of murage....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/72/3554
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This record is about the Burgesses of the town of Shrewsbury. Council. The burgesses request a grant of murage.... 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 8/72/3554
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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
- Burgesses of the town of Shrewsbury.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request a grant of murage.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have murage for the duration of five years, and let a fine be made.
- Places mentioned
- Shrewsbury, [Shropshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1380 as the petitioners were granted murage for 5 years on 18 February 1380 (CPR 1377-81, p.436).
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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 7871
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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.436 (grant of murage to the petitioners for 5 years)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107328/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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