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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
Item
Brothers of the fraternity of packers and carriers of wool in London. King and Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/218/10853
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This record is about the Brothers of the fraternity of packers and carriers of wool in London. King and Council.... dating from [? c. 1388] 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 8/218/10853
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Brothers of the fraternity of packers and carriers of wool in London.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petition is badly stained and much is illegible, but the petitioners appear to be requesting official recognition of their fraternity. The petition appears largely to comprise a recollection of their various charitable and religious works.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1388, with reference to the mention of the 'last parliament held at Cambridge'. The Cambridge parliament of 1388 would appear to be the only such gathering consistent with the handwriting of the petition.
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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/C9334410/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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