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Burgesses of Carmarthen. King and council. The burgesses request confirmation of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/156/7778

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This record is about the Burgesses of Carmarthen. King and council. The burgesses request confirmation of... dating from [1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/156/7778
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses of Carmarthen.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The burgesses request confirmation of the letters patent of Edward II made on an ordinance of Edward I made in his 33rd year for the profit and improvement of the town.
Nature of endorsement
They should go into Chancery and sue before the chancellor to have a confirmation.
Places mentioned
Carmarthen, [Carmarthenshire, Wales].
Note
The petition dates to 1327 as the inspeximus and confirmation was issued on 8 February 1327 (CPR 1327-30, p.7).
Related material

For a request for an extention of a grant of murage by the same petitioners see SC 8/55/2748

For a petition by the same petitioners concerning murage see SC 8/54/2683

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.260 (full summary of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.7 (inspeximus and confirmation in accordance with the request)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209970/

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