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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Good people of London. [King] The good people of London ask that the ordinances made...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/120/5987
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This record is about the Good people of London. [King] The good people of London ask that the ordinances made... dating from [c. 1307-c. 1327] 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 8/120/5987
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1307-c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Good people of London.
- Addressees
- [King]
- Nature of request
- The good people of London ask that the ordinances made for the punishment of bakers, brewers, taverners, millers and others, as the result of a writ of the King's father in his tenth year, and especially those concerning the weighing of corn and flour to prevent theft, might be renewed and confirmed by the present King.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.Because it is attested before the council that a plea is pending on this matter before the King's justices, this petition is to be sent to the said justices, ordering them to do justice in the said plea.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- [Edward I], King of England
- Henry le Galeis (Waleys), Mayor of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the content, this petition comes from the reign of Edward II, and from the French endorsement, most probably from a date in the 1320s. Henry le Galeis was Mayor of London in 1273-1274, in 1281-1284, and in 1298-1299.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a response to this petition see C 49/43/19
For transcript, see no.94 of PRO 31/7/99
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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 4967
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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/C9150680/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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