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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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Commons. Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England. It is requested that it be commanded...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/91/4504
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This record is about the Commons. Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England. It is requested that it be commanded... dating from 1419 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 8/91/4504
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1419
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons.
- Addressees
- Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England.
- Nature of request
- It is requested that it be commanded that no corn is to be exported out of the country in general, and especially out of the eight counties adjacent to London as without remedy there will be a shortage through bad weather.
- Nature of endorsement
- 14 February 6 Hen. V, it is agreed by the council that a writ should be directed to the sheriffs of London, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Oxfordshire upon the contents of this petition.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Kent
- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Oxfordshire.
- People mentioned
- John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England.
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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 466
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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/C9149050/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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