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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Not specified King. The petitioners request that the various rights enjoyed by the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6255
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This record is about the Not specified King. The petitioners request that the various rights enjoyed by the... dating from [1433] 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 8/126/6255
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1433]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Not specified
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the various rights enjoyed by the port of Melcombe Regis be transferred to the port of Poole, since Melcombe Regis is poorly inhabited and unable to withstand attacks by the King's enemies, demonstrated by the losses suffered by Roger and others. They say that Poole is better inhabited and equipped, and they also request licence to fortify the town, and that it should enjoy all the franchises and liberties currently enjoyed by the port of Southampton.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Melcombe Regis, [Dorset]
- Poole, [Dorset]
- Southampton, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- John Roger.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Enrolled on the roll for the parliament of July 1433.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Commons' response to this petition, making certain alterations to the request and formerly attached to this document, see C 49/21/6
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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 5526
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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)
- English
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.444b-445a (full edition of petition and response from parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208429/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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