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Burgesses of Dartmouth. King and lords in parliament. The petitioners request guarantee...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5306

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This record is about the Burgesses of Dartmouth. King and lords in parliament. The petitioners request guarantee... dating from [? 1390] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/107/5306
Date
[? 1390]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses of Dartmouth.
Addressees
King and lords in parliament.
Nature of request
The petitioners request guarantee of their rights in shipping, and that the staple of tin be established at Dartmouth. Because of related problems they have been unable to complete the fortification of the haven
Nature of endorsement
As regards the fleet, it is accorded by parliament; and also as regards the staple of tin.
Places mentioned
Dartmouth, [Devon].
Related material

For transcript, see no.22 of PRO 31/7/111

For a related petition, see SC 8/107/5301

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2768
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.338 (grant that the tin staple be at Dartmouth)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149876/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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