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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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Commons of Sussex. King and lords of parliament. In the parliament at Westminster...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/140/6951
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This record is about the Commons of Sussex. King and lords of parliament. In the parliament at Westminster... dating from [1384-1390] 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 8/140/6951
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1384-1390]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Sussex.
- Addressees
- King and lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- In the parliament at Westminster in 7 [Richard II: 1383], the commons requested relief on the county farms and were told that each person should sue before the chancellor and treasurer; no time was allowed for this at the parliament of Salisbury in 7 [Richard II: 1384], and the commons of the county of Sussex request that such business be admitted in the present parliament.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Salisbury, [Wiltshire]
- Sussex
- Westminster.
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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/C9295918/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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