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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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People of Middlesex and Surrey. King and Council. The people of Middlesex and Surrey...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6379
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This record is about the People of Middlesex and Surrey. King and Council. The people of Middlesex and Surrey... dating from [? c. 1330] 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 8/128/6379
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Middlesex and Surrey.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Middlesex and Surrey request remedy against the Prior of Merton, who they claim has built a weir in the Thames, which is now damaging fish stocks in the river.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let people be appointed to enquire into the matters contained in this petition, and let the inquest be returned into the Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Middlesex
- Surrey
- Isleworth, Middlesex
- Chiswick, Middlesex
- Fulham, Middlesex
- Chelsea, Middlesex
- Schene (Richmond), Surrey
- Barnes, Surrey
- Mortlake, Surrey
- Putney, Surrey
- River Thames.
- People mentioned
- Prior of Merton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? c. 1330-1, but no evidence cited.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.36 of PRO 31/7/96
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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 5935
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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/C9208557/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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