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Mayor, bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Wallingford. King. The petitioners...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3853A

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This record is about the Mayor, bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Wallingford. King. The petitioners... dating from [c. 1385-c. 1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/78/3853A
Date
[c. 1385-c. 1399]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor, bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Wallingford.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petitioners request that the king discharge them of their farm and the arrears of the same in return for a surrender of all the possessions and liberties of the mayor, bailiffs and community.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Wallingford, [Berkshire].
Note
The petition mentions the death of the king's mother at Wallingford: this clearly refers to Joan of Kent, mother of Richard II, and allows the petition to be dated between 1385 and 1399.
Related material

For a duplicate of this petition see SC 8/78/3853B

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7339
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107627/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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