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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Tenants, citizens of the city of York. King. [Petition in 2 parts].1) The tenants...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/178/8867
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/178/8867
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1350-1354]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Tenants, citizens of the city of York.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 2 parts].1) The tenants request that the king settle the matter of Bootham. Bootham is a suburb of the city but the abbot of St Mary falsely claims the suburb up to Bootham Bar to be parcel of his borough of Bootham to the disinheritance of the king and them. They request that Robert de Thorp and his companions, the king's sergeants be commanded to aid the citizens in the maintenance of the king's right, and the right of the city.2) They further request that the matter be tried by inquisition, and that it be commanded to the council that the inquisition should not be taken outside the city where those of the inquisition are able to view the bounds of the suburb and what the abbot calls his borough.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face].. . . justice before the chancellor.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- York
- Bootham, [York]
- Bootham Bar, [York].
- People mentioned
- Thomas Ughtred
- Robert de Thorp, sergeant of the king.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1350-1354 as it is likely to be nearly contemporary with the petition of Thomas Ughtred, an individual referred to in this petition and cannot be later than 5 July 1354 when a comprehensive settlement was reached between the parties (SC 8/162/8089; CPR 1354-8, pp.84-6).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/162/8089
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), pp.84-6 (agreement settling the dispute)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294735/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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