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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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Commons of the counties of Somerset and Dorset. King. The petitioners request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/139/6935
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This record is about the Commons of the counties of Somerset and Dorset. King. The petitioners request that... dating from [c. 1381-c. 1382] 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 8/139/6935
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1381-c. 1382]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of the counties of Somerset and Dorset.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the sheriffs of Somerset and Dorset be relieved of various charges that ought to be the responsibility of bailiffs; and the commons of Dorset also complain that there is no-one to guard felons imprisoned in the county.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Somerset
- Dorset.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard 1381-2.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition see SC 8/139/6948
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C9209119/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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