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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Wells. King and council. The burgesses request renewal of their charter...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/151/7517
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This record is about the Burgesses of Wells. King and council. The burgesses request renewal of their charter... dating from [1341] 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 8/151/7517
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1341]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Wells.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request renewal of their charter with the addition of further liberties concerning tolls on the sale and purchase of merchandise, charges of pontage etc., and the impleading of burgesses outside of the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain people be assigned to enquire in the presence of the sheriff if it be to the damage of the king or others if he grants the points contained in the petition, and let the inquisition be returned into Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Wells, [Somerset]
- Winchester, [Hampshire]
- Bath, [Somerset].
- People mentioned
- Citizens of Winchester
- Citizens of Bath
- Bishop of Bath and Wells.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1341 as an inspeximus and confirmation of the borough charter with additional liberties was issued on 17 July 1341 (CChR 1341-1417, p.6).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.6 (inspeximus and confirmation with additional liberties)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1340-1343, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.443 (commission to examine if the bishop of Bath and Wells loses by the late grant of the inspeximus)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209703/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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