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William Albon, mason; John Hawardeby, mason. Albon; Hawardeby William; John Council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7937

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Reference
SC 8/159/7937
Date
[c. 1363]
Description
Petitioners
William Albon, mason; John Hawardeby, mason.
Name(s)
Albon; Hawardeby, William; John
Addressees
Council.
Occupation
mason
Nature of request
Albon and Hawardeby request a writ of debt against the commons of the county for their expenses in repairing the bridge at Huntingdon or they will be ruined.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Huntingdon, [Huntingdonshire]
Huntingdonshire.
People mentioned
Commons of Huntingdonshire.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1363 on the basis of a commission to examine the parlous state of the bridge, the petition presumably resulting from the subsequent repairs (CPR 1361-4, p.452).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XII, 1361-1364, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.452 (commission to enquire into the state of the bridge)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210129/

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