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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of York. King and council. The petitioners request that they be discharged...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/106/5252
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This record is about the Citizens of York. King and council. The petitioners request that they be discharged... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] 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 8/106/5252
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1325-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of York.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that they be discharged of escapes to sanctuary or have another remedy in the dispute with the four orders of friars in York concerning their right to the escapes of felons, which are imperilled as a result of felons fleeing to sanctuary in the churches of the friars.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let custody [of felons] be according to the law and custom of the land and if anyone, lay or clerk, makes a dispute he shall be arrested and respond according to the law.
- Places mentioned
- York.
- People mentioned
- Four orders of Friars in York.
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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 2686
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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/C9149822/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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