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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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Merchants of Spain. King and council. 1) The merchants request a confirmation of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/72/3559
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This record is about the Merchants of Spain. King and council. 1) The merchants request a confirmation of... dating from 1322-1328 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 8/72/3559
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1322-1328
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Spain.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- 1) The merchants request a confirmation of their letters of protection granted by Edward II.2) Copy of letters of protection of Edward II.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council that these should be renewed, and the letters just as before as much for the profit of the land and for their good behaviour.
- Places mentioned
- Spain
- York.
- People mentioned
- Edward II, King of England
- Robert de Baldok.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated to 1328 as a further safe-conduct was issued on the 5 March 1328 (CPR 1327-30, p.250). The copy of the charter is dated in its dating clause to 13 July 1322, a date confirmed by the enrolment (CPR 1321-4, p.175).
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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 7233
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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 and Latin
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.175 (safe-conduct for the merchants of which part 2 is a copy)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.250 (protection and safe-conduct for the merchants)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107333/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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