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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Inhabitants of the East and West Marches towards Scotland. Commons. The people of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6373
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/128/6373
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1437]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Inhabitants of the East and West Marches towards Scotland.
- Addressees
- Commons.
- Nature of request
- The people of the Scottish Marches request that the King appoint a great and mighty lord to organise the defence of the marches, as the Scots have recently increased raids across the border, have besieged Roxburgh and will soon attack Berwick.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] For the chancellor, 6 February.Let it be sent to the Lords.It was delivered for the chancellor and read in the presence of the King 6 February.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- [Richard Plantagenet], Duke of York
- [Henry Percy], Earl of Northumberland
- [James I], King of Scotland.
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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 5922
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208551/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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