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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
? No Petitioner named Copy of a writ of Richard II to the mayor and citizens of Exeter...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4610B
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Copy of a writ of Richard II to the mayor and citizens of Exeter... dating from 1379 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 8/93/4610B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1379
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Copy of a writ of Richard II to the mayor and citizens of Exeter commanding them to hold an inquisition into the truth of the contents of the petition and return it into Chancery.
- Nature of endorsement
- [The response is too faded to be recovered].
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Exeter, [Devon].
- People mentioned
- Richard II, King of England
- Mayor and citizens of Exeter.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ is dated in its dating clause to 16 August 1379 (3 Ric. II).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the petition formerly enclosed with this writ see SC 8/93/4610A
For a related document, see SC 8/76/3795
For a related document see SC 8/108/5388
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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 675
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9149161/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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