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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. Council. Request for a commission to the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/207/10306
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This record is about the Not specified. Council. Request for a commission to the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton... dating from [c. 1338-c. 1340] 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 8/207/10306
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1338-c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Not specified.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- Request for a commission to the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton to raise men for the defence of the town: the dangers of an attack by the king's enemies.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Admiral [of the West]
- Mayor of Southampton
- Bailiffs of Southampton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard by reference to Rot. Parl. vol. II, p. 108 (1339); the petition was probably made around the time of the sack of Southampton (1338).
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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/C9333862/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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