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Commonalty of Yorkshire. King and council. [The petition is badly damaged].The commonalty...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/153/7603

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Reference
SC 8/153/7603
Date
[1318]
Description
Petitioners
Commonalty of Yorkshire.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged].The commonalty request grace and remedy concerning those who trouble their neighbours by going to court Christian.
Nature of endorsement
Because the complaint is . . . let the archbishop be requested to consider these oppressions and [command] his ministers to desist from these oppressions just as . . .
Places mentioned
Yorkshire.
Note
The petition dates to 1318 as the archbishop was commanded to cause his ministers to desist from such oppressions on 28 November 1318 (CCR 1318-23, p.38).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.38 (order to the archbishop to cause his ministers to desist from the oppressions)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209791/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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