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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Weavers of York. Council. The weavers of York request that whereas Henry II granted...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/214/10673
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/214/10673
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Weavers of York.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- The weavers of York request that whereas Henry II granted by his charter, confirmed by Edward III and the present King, that no one should make and weave cloths woven and rayed except the weavers of York, that the council grant a commission to Hungate, Malleverer, Randolf, Wylymot, Drax and Hornby together with a writ of attendance to the sheriff of Yorkshire to enquire throughout the county into all those who have woven contrary to the charter and to return their findings in the Exchequer so that the trespassers can be punished.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 31 January in the 22nd year (1399) the council agreed that a commission should be made under the great seal to enquire into this matter.
- Places mentioned
- York
- Yorkshire.
- People mentioned
- Henry [II], King of England
- Edward III, King of England
- William Hungate
- Robert Malleverer
- Henry Randolf
- John Wylymot
- Richard Drax, serjeant at arms
- William de Hornby of York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in the endorsement to 31 January in the twenty-second year of Richard II (1399).
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. VI, 1396-1399, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.509 (commission in response to this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334230/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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