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Mayor, burgesses and commons of Southampton. King and council. The Mayor, burgesses...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/86/4264

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This record is about the Mayor, burgesses and commons of Southampton. King and council. The Mayor, burgesses... dating from [1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/86/4264
Date
[1377]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor, burgesses and commons of Southampton.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Mayor, burgesses and commons of Southampton state that although Edward III pardoned them their farm for the town for the last year, in aid of enclosing their town, and in relief of the poor commons, the Barons of the Exchequer do not want to allow the sum due for the period since his death without a new certification from the King. They ask that this pardon might be confirmed, and that the Barons of the Exchequer might be ordered to discharge them from this farm for the period after the late King's death.
Places mentioned
Southampton, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
[Edward III], King of England.
Note
CPR 1377-81 p.76 is dated 1 December 1377, and is clearly a response to this petition.
Related material

For a longer petition containing a near-duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/75/3705

For a related petition, see SC 8/86/4263

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7567
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.76 (pardon to the burgesses of Southampton of their farm for two years, and of arrears since the late King's death)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148806/

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