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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of London. King. The petitioners state that assizes...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/122/6075
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This record is about the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of London. King. The petitioners state that assizes... dating from [1399] 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 8/122/6075
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of London.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that assizes in the City of London can only be held before the sheriffs and the coroner (or his deputy). However, the coroner and his deputy are often absent, resulting in damaging delays. They therefore request that they be allowed to hold assizes before the sheriffs of the city alone.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Concerning the coroner of London.[on dorse] The king wishes that, when such assizes are held at the Guildhall in London, the sheriffs of the city should inform the coroner or his deputy in writing. If the coroner or the deputy do not then appear, for the ease of the parties the justices should proceed to take the assize, notwithstanding the absence of the coroner or his deputy. Providing always that this should not be to the detriment of the office of the same coroner.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- sheriffs of London
- coroner of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Enrolled on the parliament roll for 1399 (1 Henry IV).
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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 5129
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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.429b (edition of petition and response on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208245/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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