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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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People of London. King and Council. The people of London seek remedy against the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/123/6107
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This record is about the People of London. King and Council. The people of London seek remedy against the... dating from [? c. 1324] 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 8/123/6107
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of London.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The people of London seek remedy against the collectors of pontage and murage in Windsor and Marlow, who they claim have seized their ships, goods and chattels on the River Thames until they paid such levies. They claim that they are exempt from those charges by virtue of their charters.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let them have a writ according to the tenor of the charters.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Windsor, [Berkshire]
- Marlow, [Buckinghamshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? c. 1324, but no evidence is cited.
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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 5199
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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/C9208277/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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