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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Rees Griffith, William ap William, Roland Griffith, Robert Griffith, Robert ap Hugh...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/115/5707
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This record is about the Rees Griffith, William ap William, Roland Griffith, Robert Griffith, Robert ap Hugh... dating from [c. 1536] 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 8/115/5707
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1536]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Rees Griffith, William ap William, Roland Griffith, Robert Griffith, Robert ap Hugh and Richard ap Rees of Caernarfonshire and Anglesey, and Hugh Peyke and Henry ap Robert, burgesses of Beaumaris and Conway.
- Name(s)
- Griffith; ap William; Griffith; Griffith; ap Hugh; ap Rees; Peyke; ap Robert, Rees; William; Roland; Robert; Robert; Richard; Hugh; Henry
- Addressees
- King and Council
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that a certain John Pylston had petitioned the king, asking that the three counties of North Wales should be made subject to the same laws as the rest of England, if the people so wish. They say that the people know nothing of this, and ask that the petition be stayed until they can consider this, and that Pakington be ordered to ask the views of local people on his next visit. They also state that the people of the three counties are required to defend the coast, but are too poor and cannot bear any taxes beyond those for which they were traditionally liable.
- Places mentioned
- Caernarfonshire, [Wales]
- Anglesey, [Wales]
- [Merioneth, Wales]
- Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales]
- Conway, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- John Pylston
- John Pakington, justice of North Wales.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to c.1536 on the basis of the articles on this issue printed in Letters & Papers Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, vol.X, no.245.
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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 3883
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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)
- English
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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), pp.186-7 (calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150380/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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