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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 Bridgnorth. King. The people of Bridgenorth request pontage. The King grants...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/89/4440
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This record is about the People of Bridgnorth. King. The people of Bridgenorth request pontage. The King grants... dating from [1324] 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 8/89/4440
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Bridgnorth.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Bridgenorth request pontage.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King grants them pontage and murage for three years, and wishes them to put the profit into such a hand that he can see that it is being put to good use.
- Places mentioned
- Bridgnorth, [Shropshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1321-4 p.400 is dated 25 March 1324, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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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 228
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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. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.400 (grant of pontage and murage to the petitioners for three years)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148984/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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