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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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Merchants of the Hanse of Germany residing in England. King and Lords in Parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/115/5732
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This record is about the Merchants of the Hanse of Germany residing in England. King and Lords in Parliament.... dating from [? 1426] 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 8/115/5732
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1426]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of the Hanse of Germany residing in England.
- Addressees
- King and Lords in Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The merchants of the Hanse seek redress against the sheriffs of London and the cancellation of a number of recognisances. Although they possessed various rights and privileges in the City of London, granted by Edward I and his successors, the sheriffs of London have charged them with unwarranted customs payments, and bound them in various recognisances in chancery. It was agreed at the previous parliament held in the third year of the reign that the parties should meet to reach agreement, but no agreement was made.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] For the Bishop of Durham, 7 May.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England
- [Thomas Langley], Bishop of Durham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to?1426, on the basis of the similarity of the text to SC 8/25/1201, although the two concern different issues. The note to the Bishop of Durham presumably refers to Bishop Thomas Langley, although he had been replaced as Chancellor by the time of the 1426 Parliament. This issue in this petition may have prompted the request in SC 8/25/1201.
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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 4054
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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/C9150406/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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