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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
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Craftsmen of Shetherescraft (sheathers' craft) in Gloucester. King and council. The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/113/5631
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This record is about the Craftsmen of Shetherescraft (sheathers' craft) in Gloucester. King and council. The... dating from [? c. 1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/113/5631
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Craftsmen of Shetherescraft (sheathers' craft) in Gloucester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The craftsmen of the sheathers' craft request the confirmation of an ordinance by charter to prevent the practice whereby the cutlers recruit the sheathers' apprentices for outrageous hire fees against the custom of the town, and to the ruin of the sheathers.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated speculatively to? c. 1377 in accordance with the guard note.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.91 of PRO 31/7/110
For a related document see SC 8/139/6943
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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 3746
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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/C9150303/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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