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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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Alien weavers and clothworkers. Duke of Gloucester, Lieutenant and Guardian of England....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/150/7486
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This record is about the Alien weavers and clothworkers. Duke of Gloucester, Lieutenant and Guardian of England.... dating from [1420] 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 8/150/7486
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1420]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alien weavers and clothworkers.
- Addressees
- Duke of Gloucester, Lieutenant and Guardian of England.
- Occupation
- Alien weavers and clothworkers
- Nature of request
- The alien weavers and clothworkers state that they have been able, by charter of Edward III, renewed by all kings since then, to practice their craft in London and in other towns and cities in England, and that they have done so peacefully until now, in the King's absence, when they are harassed by Richard Herbert, Ralph Bukberd, William Cokenage, John Staunford, William Fissher, John Bulsore and other English weavers, so that they cannot practice their craft as they used to. They ask the Duke to have pity on their losses and sufferings, and with the advice of the other lords in parliament, to make some ordinance to permit them to work as they used to and as their charter requires.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Delivered by the Guardian of England, 10 December.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester
- Edward [III], King of England
- [Henry V], King of England
- Richard Herbert, weaver
- Ralph Bukberd, weaver
- William Cokenage, weaver
- John Staunford, weaver
- William Fissher, weaver
- John Bulsore, weaver.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to the parliament of December 1420, with reference to SC 8/150/7485, and to the address to the Duke of Gloucester, who presided over this parliament in his brother's absence in France.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from the same petitioners, see SC 8/150/7485
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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/C9209671/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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