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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
Item
Lost. King and council. [Petition in three parts: the petition has suffered considerable...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/155/7731
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This record is about the Lost. King and council. [Petition in three parts: the petition has suffered considerable... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/155/7731
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Lost.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in three parts: the petition has suffered considerable damage, and is missing its whole right-hand and bottom edge].1) The petitioners request remedy and that they are able to enjoy . . . according to the usage as . . . against law, reason and usage.2) They request remedy concerning homicides in the county . . .3) [The sense of this petition is lost].
- Nature of endorsement
- [The responses appear to be made on the face of the document, though only a portion of one survives].1) . . .2) They should have a writ . . .3) . . .
- Places mentioned
- Lancashire
- River Ribble
- River Mersey.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated speculatively to c. 1300-c.1325 on the evidence from the hand.
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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/C9209923/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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