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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Goldsmiths of the city of London. King and council. The goldsmiths request the confirmation...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/113/5620
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This record is about the Goldsmiths of the city of London. King and council. The goldsmiths request the confirmation... dating from [c. 1350-c. 1400] 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 8/113/5620
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1350-c. 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Goldsmiths of the city of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The goldsmiths request the confirmation of their charters with clause licet, and that enquiry be made of those practising the trade in the city who are not members of the mystery, and that 10 or 12 goldsmiths be selected to punish those so found, as the goldsmiths have complained of work of untrained workers and poor quality work, and they request that nothing is to be made in gold and silver until it has been assayed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London
- Tower of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The notes on the guard date this petition to? 1377-8 or? 1393-4; the petition is associated with the copy of letters patent of Edward III in SC 8/111/5621. On the basis of the hand it is assigned here impressionistically to the second half of the fourteenth century.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.25 of PRO 31/7/106
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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 3729
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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/C9150288/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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