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. . . of London. King. [The petition is badly damaged and is clearly missing a significant...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/176/8776

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This record is about the . . . of London. King. [The petition is badly damaged and is clearly missing a significant... dating from [? c. 1397] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/176/8776
Date
[? c. 1397]
Description
Petitioners
. . . of London.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged and is clearly missing a significant portion from the left-hand side of the petition so that the full sense of the petition is difficult to discern].The petitioners request confirmation of their charters . . . [which apparently concern the fisheries on the Thames and Medway, and the destruction of unlicensed fisheries] . . . and that anything granted in the meantime to the contrary be repealed.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
London
Middlesex
River Thames
River Medway.
Note
The petition dates to? c. 1397 on the basis of the statutes to which the petition seems to be alluding (Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis, vol I::pp.508-12).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294644/

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