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People of maritime towns in certain counties. King and council. The petitioners request...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5335

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This record is about the People of maritime towns in certain counties. King and council. The petitioners request... dating from [c. 1350-c. 1375] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/107/5335
Date
[c. 1350-c. 1375]
Description
Petitioners
People of maritime towns in certain counties.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioners request remedy concerning accounts made on certain undertakings ordered by the crown concerning forfeitures of wool, corn and other goods.
Nature of endorsement
Let them account according to the manner of the exchequer.
Note
The petition is stained and damaged and it is not easy to establish an historical context on the basis of the information that can be extracted. It is dated here to the third quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2819
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149905/

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