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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commonalty of Romsey. King and council. The commonalty of [Romsey] request that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/164/8170
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This record is about the Commonalty of Romsey. King and council. The commonalty of [Romsey] request that the... dating from [c. 1332] 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 8/164/8170
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commonalty of Romsey.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The commonalty of [Romsey] request that the staple of wool for the south of England should be at Southampton instead of Winchester, because if it remains at Winchester it will be to the great detriment of the said commonalty, others who sell wool in these parts and the King.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Romsey, [Hampshire]
- Winchester, [Hampshire]
- Southampton, [Hampshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to 1332 by reference to CPR 1330-4, pp. 362-363.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a petition defending the location of the staples see SC 8/64/3196
For another petition complaining of the location of the staple see SC 8/32/1579
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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 Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), pp.362-363 (establishment of staple at Winchester)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294015/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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