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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, Aldermen, subjects and lieges of Calais, and the merchants trading in Calais....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/184/9191
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This record is about the Mayor, Aldermen, subjects and lieges of Calais, and the merchants trading in Calais.... dating from [1380] 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 8/184/9191
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1380]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, Aldermen, subjects and lieges of Calais, and the merchants trading in Calais.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The officials and people of Calais, and the merchants trading in the town, state that they understand that the Earl of Salisbury, who has governed them well and peaceably, is to be replaced by Deverose. They therefore request that the king listen to the things their people wish to present to parliament regarding the honour and profit of their town.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- [William de Montagu], Earl of Salisbury
- John Deverose (Devereux).
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295069/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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