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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 England. King. The merchants request remedy as they can charge with...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/79/3939
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This record is about the Merchants of England. King. The merchants request remedy as they can charge with... dating from [c. 1376] 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 8/79/3939
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of England.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The merchants request remedy as they can charge with such merchandises as coal stones called 'gryndstones' which are not pertinent to the staple, but have to pass to Calais to their great impoverishment as they cannot find anyone to buy or unload their cargoes.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [Picardy, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1376 as it seems to be a response to the grant of the staple for a variety of goods to Calais in 1376 (Rot. Parl., vol. II, p.358a (no.cxlii)).
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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 3104
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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/C9107715/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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