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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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Mayor, sheriffs and commonalty of the city of London. King and council. The mayor...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7866
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This record is about the Mayor, sheriffs and commonalty of the city of London. King and council. The mayor... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1340] 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 8/158/7866
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, sheriffs and commonalty of the city of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and commonalty request that the sheriffs of London be ordered to repair Newgate prison, and that they be allowed the sums expended on the repair in their accounts, the treasurer and barons being commanded to make due allowance as was done in Edward I's reign.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons that they search for who was responsible for the repair and certify the king of this, and let it be ordered to make the repair and allowance as it has been done in the past.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Newgate prison, [London].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been speculatively dated to c. 1327-c. 1340 as the petition refers to the time of King Edward, the king's grandfather, and the hand of the petition suggests a date earlier in the reign of Edward III.
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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/C9210058/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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