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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Treasurers and Victuallers of Calais. King and Parliament The petitioners state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/104/5175
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/104/5175
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1455]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Treasurers and Victuallers of Calais.
- Addressees
- King and Parliament
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that it was established by statute that they should account for the revenues of their offices every second year on pain of a £5 fine, and half of their ... to be applied to the king's household and half ... to them that will sue ... after which the petitioners had no knowledge at the time that they were sued ... vexed by force of the said statute. They ask that in this present parliament it should be ordered that the said statute lately made in Reading only takes effect from 12 November 1455 and not before, and that the petitioners should not be hurt or sued for any forfeiture etc., by force of the first statute for times before the said date, rather that they should be utterly discharged and acquitted of the same.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be done just as they wish.
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France]
- Reading, [Berkshire]
- Westminster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1455 by reference to Rot. Parl., vol. V, p. 229.
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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 2325
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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)
- English
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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/C9149745/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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