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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses and commons of Scarborough. King and lords of parliament. Petition in two...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/139/6944
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This record is about the Burgesses and commons of Scarborough. King and lords of parliament. Petition in two... dating from [c. 1378-c. 1381] 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 8/139/6944
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1378-c. 1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses and commons of Scarborough.
- Addressees
- King and lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- Petition in two parts:1) Complaint of the impoverishment of the town and the difficulty of paying the fee farm;2) Request for the proper defence of the coast from enemy attack.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- [Henry Percy,] Earl of Northumberland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard c. 1378-83 on the basis of internal and contextual information; it is perhaps more likely to date from before 1381 given that there is no mention of the impact of the rebellion of 1381 on Scarborough.
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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/C9209128/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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