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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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Mayor, bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of Lancaster. King and Lords of the Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/121/6012
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This record is about the Mayor, bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of Lancaster. King and Lords of the Council.... dating from [1431-1432] 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 8/121/6012
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1431-1432]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, bailiffs, burgesses and commonalty of Lancaster.
- Addressees
- King and Lords of the Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the Mayor of Lancaster, together with a clerk, be allowed to take and record debts under the statute merchant. They claim that, since the officials of the town are currently unable to do this, merchants are not visiting the town for fear of being unable to secure payment of any debts, to the great damage of the town and its people.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] For the Bishop of Norwich, last day of June.[on dorse] Let it be done as requested.
- Places mentioned
- Lancaster, [Lancashire]
- People mentioned
- [William Alnwick], Bishop of Norwich.
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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 5008
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. II, 1429-1436, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.213 (resultant grant allowing the mayor and a clerk under him to take and record all recognitions of debts under the statute merchant)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208178/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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