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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commonalty of Beverley. King and council. The commonalty of Beverley request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/165/8237
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This record is about the Commonalty of Beverley. King and council. The commonalty of Beverley request that... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/165/8237
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commonalty of Beverley.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The commonalty of Beverley request that whereas Acreman came and joined the franchise of St John of Beverley, unknown men came and seized Acreman, who remained with them, to the great damage of the franchise, wherefore they request that Acreman be remanded to the franchise, considering that the King's ancestors have never done anything to damage the franchise, and the grave sentence which is always given to those who are tried for the said offence, and considering the banner of St John which you and all your predecessors have before you in all your wars, and that the business be expedited speedily, for as long as he is outside the franchise, he is ruined.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king will be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Beverley, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Bruges, [Belgium].
- People mentioned
- John Acreman, draper of Bruges.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1330, with reference to SC 8/89/4407, a 1330 petition by John Acreman, and SC 8/89/4408A & B, a 1330 writ and orders concerning the arrest and keeping of Acreman.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A related order is SC 8/89/4408B
For a related petition see SC 8/89/4407
A related writ is SC 8/89/4408A
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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/C9294082/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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