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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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Men of Bridgnorth. King. The people of Bridgnorth request a letter to the sheriff...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/219/10901
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This record is about the Men of Bridgnorth. King. The people of Bridgnorth request a letter to the sheriff... dating from [c. 1275] 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 8/219/10901
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Bridgnorth.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Bridgnorth request a letter to the sheriff of Shropshire, ordering that he make an extent of a house belonging to the Jews in Bridgnorth, to which the Jews have been returning despite an order that they be removed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Bridgnorth, [Shropshire].
- People mentioned
- Sheriff of Shropshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1275, following an order of 2 October 1274 that all Jews be removed from the town.
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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 Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1279, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.130 (order to the sheriff of Shropshire to remove all Jews from Bridgnorth)
- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. I, Edw I, 1272-1307, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.48 (order to the sheriff of Shropshire to allow Miles son of Isaac to sell his house in Bridgnorth to pay a debt to the king, as the king has ordered all Jews to be removed)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334460/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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