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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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Mayor and commonalty of the town of Southampton. King and council. The mayor and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/73/3640
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This record is about the Mayor and commonalty of the town of Southampton. King and council. The mayor and... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] 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 8/73/3640
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1325-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and commonalty of the town of Southampton.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and commonalty request that a commission be granted to Stonor, Louthe . . . to enquire whether the state of Redbridge is to the king's and others damage . . . The town is sustained by corn and fuel brought into the town by Redbridge bridge. This is in poor repair and not passable by cart and horse to the great damage of the town and to those who come to the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let Stonor and Aspale be assigned to enquire if it is to the profit or damage of the king or of any others if the king grants this request, and of all other necessary things, and return the inquest into Chancery, and let the king be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Rugbrigge (Redbridge), [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Stonore (Stonor)
- Thomas de Louthe
- Robert de Aspale.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Assigned to the second quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand, the French endorsement, and the floruit of Sir John Stonor.
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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 7877
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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/C9107414/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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