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Burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed. [John Stratford], Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/207/10346
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This record is about the Burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed. [John Stratford], Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor.... dating from [1335] 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 8/207/10346
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Addressees
- [John Stratford], Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Request that, whereas they surrendered with the town according to conditions granted by the king, they be released from prison at Newcastle.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Scots who dwell at Newcastle have licence to sell within the realm of England and if they wish to come to Berwick they shall be answered by deputies.
- Places mentioned
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Fraser, Northern Petitions, pp. 86-7.
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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.86-87 (no.55) (edition of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333902/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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