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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/156/7778
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1327 as the inspeximus and confirmation was issued on 8 February 1327 (CPR 1327-30, p.7).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209970/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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