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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of Winchester. [King] The people of Winchester state that they sued two writs...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/149/7429
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This record is about the People of Winchester. [King] The people of Winchester state that they sued two writs... dating from [? c. 1272-? c. 1290] 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 8/149/7429
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1272-? c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Winchester.
- Addressees
- [King]
- Nature of request
- The people of Winchester state that they sued two writs for the King, one concerning the suburb, that the Bishop and peers have appropriated without a warrant, and the other concerning the tools of cloth-workers, which are taxed for the farm of the city: but most cloth-workers have removed to the suburb where they no longer pay this tax. They ask the King to interest himself in this matter, as they are suing in his interest as his loyal men, and as their suit is worth nothing without him. They ask him to speak his will on this matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Winchester, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Cloth-workers of Winchester.
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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/C9209614/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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