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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
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People of the guild of Cordwainers of London. King and council. The people of the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/157/7811
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/157/7811
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the guild of Cordwainers of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The people of the guild request renewal of the patents granted to them by the late king for the amendment of faults in their craft, having the assay for three leagues around the city of London.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the patents be renewed to endure until the next parliament.
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1378 when the cordwainers received a grant which seems to be in accordance with this request (CPR 1377-81, p.132).
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.132 (grant probably in response to this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210003/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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