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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. [Petition in two parts].1) The burgesses request the delivery...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5555
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This record is about the Burgesses of Flint. King. [Petition in two parts].1) The burgesses request the delivery... 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 8/112/5555
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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
- [Petition in two parts].1) The burgesses request the delivery of their animals which are emparked and detained for the farm [of the town], and they request a remedy for £10 that they have given to Grey to have respite of the farm.2) The burgesses request remedy as Welsh villeins of king by licence of Grey are buying land in the town and baking and brewing against their charter and custom.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face].1) Concerning the first article it is to be discussed with the king, and concerning the second article Grey states that he took the £10 in part payment of the farm etc.2) They should go into Chancery and show their charter, and they should have a writ that the articles in the charter be observed.
- 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 5554 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, 121 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 3527
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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/C9150222/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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