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Mayor, bailiffs and commons of Newcastle upon Tyne. King and council. The petitioners...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/130/6453

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This record is about the Mayor, bailiffs and commons of Newcastle upon Tyne. King and council. The petitioners... dating from [? 1373] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/130/6453
Date
[? 1373]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor, bailiffs and commons of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioners request assistance in maintaining their defences; a third of the town lies waste through pestilence.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
People mentioned
[Henry Percy], Lord Percy.
Note
Dated by Fraser, Northumberland Petitions, to? 1373 by reference to CPR 1370-4, p. 326.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6090
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.34-5 (no.29) (edition of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208632/

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