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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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Burgesses and Commons of Nottingham. King and Council. The people of Nottingham request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6445
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This record is about the Burgesses and Commons of Nottingham. King and Council. The people of Nottingham request... 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 8/129/6445
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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
- Burgesses and Commons of Nottingham.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Nottingham request the appointment of a wise, loyal and able person as warden of Nottingham castle, and no outsider be appointed.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the lords of parliament that the demand is reasonable, and that no alien should be warden or constable, if it pleases the king.
- Places mentioned
- Nottingham, [Nottinghamshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1377, with reference to the grant of custody of the castle to John de Burle on 28 October 1377. The handwriting would appear consistent with this period, and may have been presented to the parliament of October 1377, during which Burle was appointed.
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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 6082
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.34 (grant for life to John de Burle of the custody of Nottingham Castle)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208624/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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