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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
Item
Not specified King. The petition requests a commission to the Mayor and bailiffs...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/192/9593
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This record is about the Not specified King. The petition requests a commission to the Mayor and bailiffs... dating from [? c. 1364] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/192/9593
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1364]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Not specified
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petition requests a commission to the Mayor and bailiffs of Bristol, and to John Codefret of the same town [to arrest] men at arms and archers from Gloucestershire and Somerset [to fill a ship or ships].
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] By Adam de Hertyngdon.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Bristol
- Gloucestershire
- Somerset.
- People mentioned
- Mayor and bailiffs of Bristol
- John Codefret of Bristol
- Adam de Hertyngdon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated to c. 1364 because of its similarities with SC 8/192/9558, which include the name of Adam de Hertyngdon and its poor condition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a similar petition concerning Norfolk and Suffolk, see SC 8/192/9558
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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/C9295478/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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