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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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Cutlers of London. King and Parliament. The petitioners seek protection and confirmation...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/102/5070
What’s it about?
This record is about the Cutlers of London. King and Parliament. The petitioners seek protection and confirmation... dating from [c. 1399-c. 1413] 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 8/102/5070
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1399-c. 1413]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Cutlers of London.
- Addressees
- King and Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners seek protection and confirmation of their right to practise their art in the city of London as they have in times past, and redress for errors proved against the goldsmiths' mystery as presented by the four wardens of the petitioners ... contrary to the liberties and franchises of the city ... or the final ruin of the petitioners. They state that their artisans have since time without memory used gold and silver to cover their daggers and swords and all other works of their art. They have chosen four wardens each year to amend all the faults of their art, which custom was confirmed before the mayor and alderman of the city in the time of the king's grandfather and in the time of King Richard. The petitioners pay lot and scot and other charges ... the goldsmiths of the city acquired ... confirmation of certain liberties granted to them ... to search, seize and administer all types of gold and silver in the city ... to the final destruction of the petitioners.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Mayor of London
- Richard II, King of England
- Edward III, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The reference to the king's predecessor, Richard II, places this petition in the reign of Henry IV (1399-1413).
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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 2018
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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/C9149639/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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