Piece
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
Not specified. King's council overseas. A list of the great charges and expenses...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/95/4740
What’s it about?
This record is about the Not specified. King's council overseas. A list of the great charges and expenses... dating from [1338-1339] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/95/4740
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1338-1339]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Not specified.
- Addressees
- King's council overseas.
- Nature of request
- A list of the great charges and expenses to be paid out of the issues of the land and the aids granted to the King, and a request that a sufficient sum be raised to cover them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]
- Jersey, [Channel Islands]
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Gascony, [France]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- Company of the Bardi
- company of the Peruzzi
- William de la Pole
- [Isabella of France], Queen of England
- [Philippa of Hainault], Queen of England
- Robert Dartoys
- [Elizabeth de Burgh], Countess of Ulster
- [David II], King of Scotland.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 12 Edward III (25 January 1338-24 January 1339), as having become detached from C 49/7/7, which is dated to that year in the Catalogue of the National Archives. Harriss, 'Commons' Petition of 1340', Eng. Hist. Rev. LXXVIII (1963), p. 632 n. 1, assigns the petition to 1339.
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
For transcript, see p.20 of PRO 31/7/157
For a list of articles brought before the Chancellor, Treasurer and others of the King's council in England, by Robert de Askeby and Reginald de Donyngton, from overseas, on behalf of the King, and their responses, to which this petition was formerly atta C 49/7/7
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 935
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The Commons' Petition of 1340, G.L. Harriss, (English Historical Review, LXXVIII, pp. , 1963), p.632 n. 1(full edition of petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149300/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
64 records
Within the piece: SC 8/95
4701-4750. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/95/4740
Not specified. King's council overseas. A list of the great charges and expenses...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.