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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 commonalty of the realm. King and council. The people request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/80/3961
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This record is about the People of the commonalty of the realm. King and council. The people request that... dating from [c. 1341-c. 1344] 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 8/80/3961
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1341-c. 1344]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the commonalty of the realm.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people request that while many people are indicted of various felonies and robberies before the justices of trailbaston or of the Peace, and that writs are issued to the justices to bring the records and processes of the indictments before the king for delivery, that delivery can be made in the country where the indictments were made for the ease of the people, and that people of the country can attend the delivery to deter evil doing.
- Nature of endorsement
- It pleases that the delivery be made in the country for the ease of his people. h>
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by association with the special inquiries launched in the shires by Edward III in 1341-4, about which there was complaint in parliament: Harriss, King, Parliament and Public Finance, pp. 404-6. See also SC 8/80/3960.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/80/3960
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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 3092
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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/C9107737/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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