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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
Item
Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely; Roger le Strange; Richard Scrope; and others of the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/109/5403
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This record is about the Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely; Roger le Strange; Richard Scrope; and others of the... dating from [1377] 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 8/109/5403
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely; Roger le Strange; Richard Scrope; and others of the king's lieges coming the councils and parliaments.
- Name(s)
- Arundel; Strange; Scrope, Thomas; Roger; Richard
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Ely
- Nature of request
- Complaint about the state of hygiene and other inconveniences suffered by those coming to parliaments and councils who must take lodgings and reside in and around the city of London.
- Nature of endorsement
- Petitions of parliament, year 51 [Edward III].
- Places mentioned
- Smithfield, London
- Holborn, London
- Fleet Street, London
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement, which suggests that the petition was used as a cover for a file of parliamentary petitions, dates it securely to the parliament of January 1377.
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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 3067
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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/C9149975/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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