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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. The Mayor, Aldermen and commonalty...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/122/6079
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This record is about the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of London. King. The Mayor, Aldermen and commonalty... dating from [? 1400] 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 8/122/6079
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1400]
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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 Mayor, Aldermen and commonalty of London request the confirmation of all their franchises, liberties and charters.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London
- Troy.
- People mentioned
- Edward the Confessor, King of England
- William I, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1400, with reference to a confirmation granted by Henry IV on 25 May 1400. The handwriting of the petition would seem to date to that time, but there appears to be no direct evidence to link the two. It may once have been attached to another petition from these petitioners on the same general issues, now SC 8/122/6080.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/122/6080
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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 5149
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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 and Latin
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.399-403 (confirmation of charters)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208249/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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