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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Merchants of the realm. Commons. The merchants and other poor lieges state that despite...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6370
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/128/6370
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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
- Merchants of the realm.
- Addressees
- Commons.
- Nature of request
- The merchants and other poor lieges state that despite the recent truces, Scots and Bretons continue to seize prisoners, ships and merchandise, for which they have been unable to secure restitution. They therefore request that, if any Scot or Breton should seek restitution for goods seized by the King's subjects, they should first be made to answer any liege of the King seeking such restitution for goods and chattels taken by the Scots or Bretons.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] Let it be sent to the Lords.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- Brittany, [France].
- People mentioned
- [James I], King of Scotland
- [John V], Duke of Brittany
- [John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford], Admiral of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Enrolled on the roll for the parliament of July 1433. Whereas this petition is damaged and incomplete, the enrolment contains the full text and the response.
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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 5919
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.448 (no.46) (full edition of petition and response from parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208547/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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