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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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Women of London. King and council. The women of London state that they are owed money...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/120/5983
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This record is about the Women of London. King and council. The women of London state that they are owed money... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/120/5983
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Women of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The women of London state that they are owed money by the King's father for corn, wood and coal taken for them for his use, and for the wages of their husbands in his service, and that although the present King, his council and his father have often ordered that they should be paid, they have only received part of what was owed. They request payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to explain which women they are who ask for this debt.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Edward [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the contents, this petition would seem to date from a few years into the reign of Edward III.
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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 4944
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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/C9150676/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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