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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Beaumaris. King and council. [Petition in 2 parts].1) The burgesses...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/177/8806
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This record is about the Burgesses of Beaumaris. King and council. [Petition in 2 parts].1) The burgesses... dating from [c. 1314] 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 8/177/8806
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1314]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Beaumaris.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 2 parts].1) The burgesses request that they be granted the demesne belonging to the castle and the turbary, paying an increase beyond the extent of 1d an acre for the former, and 12d. for the latter, as they have insufficient land.2) The burgesses request that if the king does not wish to keep the town in his own hand, that he grant it to them at farm, as they doubt others will take it.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning the first petition the land mentioned in the petition is assigned to them, 278 acres by the increase of 2d, and 46 acres by the increase of 1½d; the turbary and meadow should remain in the king's hand for the profit of the king just as is attested by the justice, chamberlain and other . . ., and on this let them have the king's letters.2) Concerning the second petition, they should hold it at the king's will for an increase of 20s per annum.
- Places mentioned
- Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1314 as it seems to relate to a charter roll entry of 1 May 1314, though this entry does not seem to be in response to the petition (CChR 1300-26, p.272).
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.295 (summary of petition)
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. III, Edw I and Edw II, 1300-1326, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.272 (grant of lands to the petitioners at fee farm rather than at will)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294674/
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