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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 honor of Skipton in Craven. King and council. The people request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/74/3691
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This record is about the People of the honor of Skipton in Craven. King and council. The people request that... dating from [1327-1377] 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 8/74/3691
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the honor of Skipton in Craven.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people request that a remedy be commanded as the bailiff and people of Uppeland hold a market and fair and levy a toll, which thing they have done only since Queen Eleanor's time.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain people be assigned in the presence of the bailiff of the king there to enquire which toll this is, and when it commenced to be taken, and by what and by which cause was first levied, and how much this toll is valued per annum, and of all others, and let the inquisition be returned.2) Coram magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Skipton, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Craven, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Uppeland [unidentified], [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- People mentioned
- Eleanor [of Castile], Queen of England
- John de Totenhou, then bailiff of Uppland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition appears to date to the reign of Edward III as it refers to Queen Eleanor being the king's grandmother. It is probable that it is from comparatively early in the reign.
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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 7205
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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/C9107465/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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