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Burgesses of Portsmouth. King and council. The petitioners assert their rights against...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/135/6748

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This record is about the Burgesses of Portsmouth. King and council. The petitioners assert their rights against... dating from [c. 1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/135/6748
Date
[c. 1319]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses of Portsmouth.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioners assert their rights against the demands of the king's butler.
Nature of endorsement
Instructions for writs to the king's butler and to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer.
Places mentioned
Portsmouth, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
king's butler
John Maunt, king's under-butler.
Note
Dated on the guard? c. 1319, without references.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208930/

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