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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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The good people of the county of Wiltshire. King and council. Request for remedy...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/208/10360
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This record is about the The good people of the county of Wiltshire. King and council. Request for remedy... dating from [c. 1338-c. 1360] 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 8/208/10360
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1338-c. 1360]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The good people of the county of Wiltshire.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Request for remedy against the robbers who have assembled in great multitudes, on horse and on foot, since the king's passage [abroad]; the people of the county dare not move around or even stay at home unless in a castle or fortified place.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Wiltshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated on the guard c. 1328 on the basis that the king's 'passage' referred to in the petition is a journey taken by Edward III into Wiltshire in 1328; in fact, it is evident that the reference is to the king's absence from the realm. Although the date remains uncertain, it is therefore likely that the petition comes from one of the longer periods of Edward III's absence during the first phase of the Hundred Years War.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an accompanying list of offenders see SC 8/208/10361
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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/C9333916/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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