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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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English community of Glamorgan. King and council. The English community of Glamorgan...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/165/8242
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This record is about the English community of Glamorgan. King and council. The English community of Glamorgan... dating from [? 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 8/165/8242
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- English community of Glamorgan.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The English community of Glamorgan request that they may have and enjoy their rights, laws and ancient usages, lost when Despenser drove them out and imposed tolls on them by the oppression and harshness of arbitrary lordship contrary to the right laws and customs anciently used.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let them have a writ to the keeper of the land of Glamorgan ... custom ....
- Places mentioned
- Glamorgan, [Wales].
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser, late lord of Glamorgan.
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.279 (full translation of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294087/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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