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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Kingston upon Hull. King. The burgesses of Hull request the confirmation...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/119/5924
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This record is about the Burgesses of Kingston upon Hull. King. The burgesses of Hull request the confirmation... dating from [1377-1399] 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 8/119/5924
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Kingston upon Hull.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Hull request the confirmation of their charters and privileges with various additional clauses. They claim that their town is extremely impoverished by lost trade and continual taxes and payments, and that these additional rights are necessary for their salvation. They also request the extension of a writ of Edward III in 1353, exempting them from various charges on account of their poverty following the plague.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- River Humber
- Yorkshire
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Edward [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1381-2, with reference to CChR 1341-1417, pp.277-8, a confirmation of the charters of Hull with various additional clauses. However, the additions given there are entirely different to those appearing here, and the two appear unrelated. The reference to Edward III as the king's grandfather clearly dates it to the reign of either Richard II of Henry IV, while the handwriting would suggest the early years of that reign.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.35 of PRO 31/7/108
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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 4634
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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 and Latin
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. IX, 1350-1354, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.417 (calendar of original writ of Edward III)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150607/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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