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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of poor cities or towns. King and council. The people request that although...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/79/3919
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This record is about the People of poor cities or towns. King and council. The people request that although... dating from [c. 1318] 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 8/79/3919
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of poor cities or towns.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people request that although it was ordained that no merchant of victuals in gross or in retail could be mayors or bailiffs of those cities or towns, that this not apply to them so that are not left without good governance.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing for this petition because it is against the statute lately proclaimed at York.
- Places mentioned
- York.
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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 3019
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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/C9107695/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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