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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
Item
Bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Colchester. King. The bailiffs,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/84/4195
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This record is about the Bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Colchester. King. The bailiffs,... dating from [? 1413] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/84/4195
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1413]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town of Colchester.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of the town request confirmation of all their customs, liberties and franchises.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Colchester, [Essex].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition may date to 1413 when the burgesses received a confirmation of their charter from Henry IV (CPR 1413-16, p.63). However it is not certain that the hand is of this date.
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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 2420
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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, Hen V, vol. I, 1413-1416, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.63 (inspeximus and confirmation of a charter of Henry IV)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148737/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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