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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Hamo de Chiggewell (Chigwell), Mayor of London; Citizens of London. de Chiggewell...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/82/4076
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This record is about the Hamo de Chiggewell (Chigwell), Mayor of London; Citizens of London. de Chiggewell... dating from [1320] 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 8/82/4076
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Hamo de Chiggewell (Chigwell), Mayor of London; Citizens of London.
- Name(s)
- de Chiggewell (Chigwell), Hamo
- Addressees
- King
- Occupation
- Mayor of London
- Nature of request
- Chiggewell and the citizens request a grant of murage to address the ruinous state of the walls and for paving, and that Chiggewell be assigned to collect and receive the moneys and see that they are spent on the murage and pavage.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king grants it to them for three years. Chigwell and one other are to collect the murage, distribute it and render an account of this. Chigwell constitutes Waltham as the other collector.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Hugh de Waltham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be dated to 1320 as the petitioners received a grant of murage for 3 years on 20 October 1320 (CPR 1317-21::p.517).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by Chigwell, see SC 8/82/4075
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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 2134
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.517 (grant of murage for three years to the mayor, sheriffs and citizens of London)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148616/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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