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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
People of England. King and council. [Petition, not entirely legible, consisting...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/155/7740
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This record is about the People of England. King and council. [Petition, not entirely legible, consisting... dating from [? 1280-? 1307] 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 8/155/7740
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1280-? 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of England.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition, not entirely legible, consisting of a series of requests concerning the state of the realm and the maintenance of law and order so that the people can live in peace].
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Winchester, [Hampshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated speculatively to? 1280-? 1307 based on the hand. The petition consists of a series of requests for general reforms, and it is possible that a later date might be appropriate, but the structure and address of the petition suggests also suggests an earlier date.
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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/C9209932/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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