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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, Aldermen and Commonalty of London. King and Lords in Parliament. The people...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/121/6036
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This record is about the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of London. King and Lords in Parliament. The people... dating from [1394] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/121/6036
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1394]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of London.
- Addressees
- King and Lords in Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The people of London request that churchmen holding tenements and rents in the city be required to contribute to the fine being levied by the city for the king. They complain that the king has moved the court out of London, to the sadness, damage and destruction of all, and especially those with tenements and rents in the city.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/121/6040
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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 5057
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.325b (full edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208205/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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