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Commons of cities and boroughs on the coast. King. The petitioners ask for consideration...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/101/5043

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This record is about the Commons of cities and boroughs on the coast. King. The petitioners ask for consideration... dating from [c. 1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/101/5043
Date
[c. 1377]
Description
Petitioners
Commons of cities and boroughs on the coast.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petitioners ask for consideration of the various difficulties and dangers they have in moving their goods and wool from their cities and burghs by the arrival of the despicable enemy, and that everyone of the said cities and boroughs should have essoin to the justices of labourers such that the said cities and burghs have many guards against the king's enemies, and so be safer.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Note
Notes on guard date this petition to c. 1377.
Related material

For transcript, see no.37 of PRO 31/7/110

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1945
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149611/

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