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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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Mayor and barons of the commonalty of Winchelsea. John [Sandall], bishop of Winchester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/151/7548
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This record is about the Mayor and barons of the commonalty of Winchelsea. John [Sandall], bishop of Winchester... dating from [1316-1318] 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 8/151/7548
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316-1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and barons of the commonalty of Winchelsea.
- Addressees
- John [Sandall], bishop of Winchester and chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and barons request remedy and the deliverance of Taverner and the Alards who are arrested and imprisoned in Cornwall at Falmouth for purchasing corn and charging their ships to conspire with the king's enemies, when they had bought it to sell in Winchelsea.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- Cornwall
- Falmouth, Cornwall
- People mentioned
- John [Sandall], bishop of Winchester and chancellor
- John le Taverner, merchant
- Henry Alard, baron and merchant of Winchelsea
- Robert Alard, baron of Winchelsea, and brother of Henry Alard.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has to date to the period 1316-1318 because the petition refers to events in 10 Edward II (1316-1317), and the petition is addressed to John Sandall as chancellor, and he was chancellor until June 1318.
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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/C9209734/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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