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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
Item
Fishmongers of London. Lords and Commons of Parliament. The fishmongers of London...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/124/6171
What’s it about?
This record is about the Fishmongers of London. Lords and Commons of Parliament. The fishmongers of London... dating from [c. 1382-c. 1383] 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 8/124/6171
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1382-c. 1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Fishmongers of London.
- Addressees
- Lords and Commons of Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The fishmongers of London state that proclamations have been made in the realm concerning their rights in the shared franchises granted and confirmed by the king and his ancestors to the city of London. They have sued grievances in the past without remedy, and ask that their complaints be discussed and resolved.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1382-3, with reference to entries on the parliament rolls relating to disputes over the privileges of the fishmongers and their involvement in the Peasants' Revolt (Rot. Parl., vol.III, pp.141-3, 162).
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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 5354
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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/C9208341/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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