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Commons. King and council. The commons request that all the petitions concerning...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/79/3947

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Reference
SC 8/79/3947
Date
[1362-1377]
Description
Petitioners
Commons.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The commons request that all the petitions concerning the commons that have been heard, answered and endorsed in the parliaments since the last general pardon given to the commons in the king's 36th year be put in a statute and published and proclaimed.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Note
The petition can only be dated to the period 1362-1377. The petition refers to the general pardon made in 1362, and 1377 is the end of Edward III's reign.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2996
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107723/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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