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Commonalty of the county of Lancashire. King. The commonalty request pontage to redress...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4648

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This record is about the Commonalty of the county of Lancashire. King. The commonalty request pontage to redress... dating from [? 1304] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/93/4648
Date
[? 1304]
Description
Petitioners
Commonalty of the county of Lancashire.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The commonalty request pontage to redress and maintain the bridges at Warrington and Sankey as they are in disrepair.
Nature of endorsement
[The dorse contains a list of names, but most are not recoverable, and the exact purpose of the list is difficult to discern].
Places mentioned
Warrington, Lancashire
Sonk (Great Sankey), Lancashire
River Mersey.
Related material

For another petition on the same matter see SC 8/93/4647

For letters patent on the same matter see SC 8/93/4649

For a related petition see SC 8/120/5965

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 763
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149199/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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