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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Burdon, chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed. de Burdon John King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/207/10342
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This record is about the John de Burdon, chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed. de Burdon John King and council.... dating from [1340-1343] 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 8/207/10342
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1340-1343]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Burdon, chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Name(s)
- de Burdon, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Nature of request
- Burdon requests release from the office of chamberlain of Berwick, since he can no longer bear the great expense, and cites the 10 men at arms and 12 hobelars he has maintained at his own cost.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king will be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Fraser, Northern Petitions, pp. 70-1.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Northern Petitions Illustrative of Life in Berwick, Cumbria and Durham in the Fourteenth Century, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CXCIV, 1981), pp.70-71 (no.39) (edition of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333898/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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