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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Hope. King and council. The burgesses of Hope request that the King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/215/10723
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This record is about the Burgesses of Hope. King and council. The burgesses of Hope request that the King... dating from [1378] 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 8/215/10723
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Hope.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Hope request that the King confirm by his charter the grant of their lord, Edward, Prince of Wales, by his charter that the town of Hope should be a borough, and the people of the town should be burgesses forever, since because of the prince's death the town is now in the King's hand.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let them have the confirmation requested.
- Places mentioned
- Hope, [Flintshire], Wales.
- People mentioned
- Edward, late Prince of Wales.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Rees to 1378.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Another petition concerning the same lands is SC 8/52/2598
An inquisition relating to that petition is SC 8/204/10189
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.362-363 (translation of petition with references)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.233-234 (confirmation of the charter in accordance with this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334279/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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