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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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Abbot of Peterborough. King and council. Abbot of Peterborough The abbot requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/94/4696
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This record is about the Abbot of Peterborough. King and council. Abbot of Peterborough The abbot requests... dating from [? 1381-? 1382] 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 8/94/4696
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1381-? 1382]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Peterborough.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Peterborough
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests that the parliament declare whether merchants who purchase or rent small parcels of land in cities, boroughs or other liberties should be quit of toll, as many claim in his liberties.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Peterborough, [Northamptonshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated speculatively to? 1381-? 1382 on the basis of the guard note, though this is not supported by any evidence.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.57 of PRO 31/7/108
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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 838
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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/C9149247/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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