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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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Merchants of London. King and Council. The merchants [of London] request remedy against...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/124/6196
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This record is about the Merchants of London. King and Council. The merchants [of London] request remedy against... dating from [c. 1320-c. 1350] 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 8/124/6196
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of London.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants [of London] request remedy against the ulnagers, who they claim are making excessive demands and charges, to the great damage of their profit. They warn that the cloth trade will suffer, to their loss and that of the King's customs.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this petition be sent to the Treasurer, and let him summon the ulnagers and have right done to those who wish to complain, and also to apply suitable remedy to the profit of the king and his people.Before the Great Council.The Merchants of London.
- Places mentioned
- Brabant
- Flanders
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the period c.1320-c.1350 on the basis of the handwriting.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.20 of PRO 31/7/97
For a duplicate of this petition, differently endorsed, see SC 8/127/6305
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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 5416
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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/C9208369/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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