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Poor commons, mayor and citizens of Carlisle. King and Council. [A section of this...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/119/5950

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This record is about the Poor commons, mayor and citizens of Carlisle. King and Council. [A section of this... dating from [c. 1376-c. 1386] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/119/5950
Date
[c. 1376-c. 1386]
Description
Petitioners
Poor commons, mayor and citizens of Carlisle.
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
[A section of this petition is missing]The petitioners state that various people have examined the problems of the defences of the city, which are in such a poor condition that the Scots would be able to take the city whenever they wish. They seek remedy for this, but point out that they have made the same complaint to every parliament for the last ten years and nothing has been done, and therefore they should not be held responsible for the problems.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Carlisle, [Cumberland].
People mentioned
[Bishop of Carlisle]
Lord Percy
Lord Clifford
Guy de Brian
Henry le Scrope
Ralph de Ferrers.
Note
Dated in PROME, Parliament of 1376, Appendix no. 6, to 1376, citing the similarities between this petition and a wider entry on the roll of the 1376 parliament relating this matter. However, the final statement here, that the same complaint has been made to parliaments for the 'last ten years', suggests that it dates from slightly later, possibly as late as 1386 (if the 1376 entry was indeed the first such complaint).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4682
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.345b (no 132) (related entry on parliament roll)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Parliament of 1376, Appendix no. 6 (summary of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150634/

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