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
Merchants of Cornwall. King and council. The merchants of Cornwall complain of harsh...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4896
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This record is about the Merchants of Cornwall. King and council. The merchants of Cornwall complain of harsh... dating from [c. 1307-c. 1327] 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 8/98/4896
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1307-c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Cornwall.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants of Cornwall complain of harsh treatment by the people of Flanders, who have greatly increased the customs payable on tin.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to wait for the treaty that will be drawn up between the King and Flanders.
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall
- Flanders.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '?? c. 1312', with reference a similar endorsement on SC 8/110/5451 referring to a forthcoming treaty with Flanders. However, SC 8/110/5451 is dated to 1322. A notional date range within the reign of Edward II is suggested.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.42 of PRO 31/7/97
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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 1591
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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/C9149463/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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