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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of York. King and council. The citizens of York request that the king grant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/165/8245
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This record is about the Citizens of York. King and council. The citizens of York request that the king grant... dating from [1315] 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 8/165/8245
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of York.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The citizens of York request that the king grant that the Rivers Ouse and Ure not be put 'in defence' between the city and Boroughbridge. They cite clauses in Magna Carta against rivers being put in defence. However Richard, earl of Cornwall and Edmund his son had placed the rivers in defence. The mayor and commonalty had proved their franchise by the great assize of 26 knights, and they were seised of their franchise for 2 years, but after this Earl Edmund disseised them of it to the great damage of the city.
- Nature of endorsement
- 1) Let the constable of Knaresborough be informed of the ways and means contained in the petition and certify ... what the said citizens do in the meantime ... 2) Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- York
- River Ouse
- River Ure
- Boroughbridge, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Knaresborough, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry III, King of England
- Richard [of Cornwall], Earl of Cornwall
- Edmund [of Almain], Earl of Cornwall, son of Richard, Earl of Cornwall
- John de Vaux.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1315 with reference to Rot. Parl., vol. I, 305.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from the same petitioners is SC 8/2/73
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.305 (no.68) (similar request)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294090/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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