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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Flint. King. The burgesses request that Grey be ordered not to distrain...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5554
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This record is about the Burgesses of Flint. King. The burgesses request that Grey be ordered not to distrain... dating from [c. 1296] 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 8/112/5554
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1296]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Flint.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request that Grey be ordered not to distrain them for the farm of the town from the time of the war since they have received nothing, and have not paid anything until now, and that the farm be released or respited until something has been ordained for the damages they suffered when the town was burnt.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face].This is to be discussed with the king.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- [Flint, [Flintshire, Wales]].
- People mentioned
- Reginald de Grey.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1296 on the basis of the dating for SC 8/112/5553, this, 5553 and 5555 originally being part of one series of petitions subsequently dismembered.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another part of this petition from which this petition was subsequently cut see SC 8/112/5553
For transcript, see pp.119-20 of PRO 31/7/92
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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 3526
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.178 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150221/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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