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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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Mayor, burgesses and commons of Dartmouth. [Commons.] The petitioners request letters...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/101/5020
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This record is about the Mayor, burgesses and commons of Dartmouth. [Commons.] The petitioners request letters... dating from [c. 1400-c. 1425] 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 8/101/5020
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1400-c. 1425]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, burgesses and commons of Dartmouth.
- Addressees
- [Commons.]
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request letters patent allowing them to purchase lands to the value of £20, in order to fund the defence of their town.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Let it be sent to the lords.[on dorse] The king wishes this, but not for lands held by knight service, only those held in socage or burgage.
- Places mentioned
- Clifton Dartmouth (Dartmouth), [Devon].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated impressionistically to the early fifteenth century on the basis of the hand.
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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 1891
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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/C9149588/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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