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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of the town of Colchester. King and council. The burgesses request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7906
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This record is about the Burgesses of the town of Colchester. King and council. The burgesses request that... dating from [c. 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 8/159/7906
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of the town of Colchester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request that the chancellor be commanded to view the inquisition held concerning to whose harm it would be if the burgesses were granted that they could arent and approve certain void places in the town in aid of the payment of their farm, and it be commanded that they can have charter on this.
- Nature of endorsement
- The inquisition should be brought.
- Places mentioned
- Colchester, [Essex]
- York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is likely to date to c. 1327 as it makes mention of an inquisition ordered and held by the king's father at his parliament in York, though this would mean that the petition refers to events as distant as 1322.
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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/C9210098/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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