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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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Poor tenants of Mansfield in Sherwood. King. The people of Mansfield request the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6252
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This record is about the Poor tenants of Mansfield in Sherwood. King. The people of Mansfield request the... dating from [1377] 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 8/126/6252
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Poor tenants of Mansfield in Sherwood.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Mansfield request the establishment of a fair in their town, for four days at the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, for the profit of the King and to relieve their poverty.
- Nature of endorsement
- It should be granted to them if it pleases the King.
- Places mentioned
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.
- People mentioned
- Edward [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The fair was granted as requested on 3 November 1377.
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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 5521
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.99 (resultant grant of a fair in the terms requested)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208426/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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