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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Talbot, Lord Talbot, Mayor and community of York, the Mayor and Bailiffs of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/198/9891
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This record is about the John Talbot, Lord Talbot, Mayor and community of York, the Mayor and Bailiffs of... dating from [1421-1442] 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 8/198/9891
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421-1442]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Talbot, Lord Talbot, Mayor and community of York, the Mayor and Bailiffs of Kingston upon Hull, William Haryngton, John Melton, Henry Perpoint, and the community of the counties of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Name(s)
- Talbot, Lord Talbot; Haryngton; Melton; Perpoint, John; William; John; Henry
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners claim that a low bridge in Yorkshire is preventing the movement of shipping in time of flood, and ask the commons to ask the King and lords that it might be raised by an ell at the costs of the petitioners, and that in future [there might be a drawbridge there], to be maintained and repaired like London bridge, at their costs, so that they might be able to levy a charge from ships passing through for this; so that in future shipping might be able to travel from Kingston upon Hull to Doncaster without hindrance.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- York
- Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Yorkshire
- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- Fishlake, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- London
- Doncaster, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Duchy of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated with reference to John, Lord Talbot, who became Lord Talbot in 1421, and was created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442.
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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/C9295780/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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