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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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Burgesses of Blaye. King and council. Request for Blaye to be re-joined to the crown,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/209/10417
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This record is about the Burgesses of Blaye. King and council. Request for Blaye to be re-joined to the crown,... dating from [1355-1376] 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 8/209/10417
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1355-1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Blaye.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Request for Blaye to be re-joined to the crown, the town having previously had this status, and been reserved to the king's chamber, but it having been lately granted to the lord of Mussidan.
- Nature of endorsement
- Order for an inquiry and for the people of Blaye to have their rights.
- Places mentioned
- Blaye, Gascony, [France]
- Mussidan, [Guyenne, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The resultant grant to the burgesses of Blaye was issued on 3 July 1376 (C 61/89, m. 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333974/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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