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Burgesses and commonalty of Scarborough. King and council. Request that the king...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/138/6892

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This record is about the Burgesses and commonalty of Scarborough. King and council. Request that the king... dating from [1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/138/6892
Date
[1324]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses and commonalty of Scarborough.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request that the king give the burgesses of Scarborough the keeping of the town, and the manor of Falsgrave, according to the grants made to them in times past.
Nature of endorsement
Order for an inquiry in the chancery.
Places mentioned
Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
Falsgrave, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
Note
Dated on the guard to 1324 by reference to CFR 1319-27, pp. 264, 305.
Related material

For a petition by the same petitioners on the same matter see SC 8/157/7813

For a related petition see SC 8/71/3514

For a related petition, see SC 8/169/8426

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/C9209076/

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