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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Barons of Winchelsea. King. Letter from the barons of Winchelsea to the king, requesting...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/219/10928
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This record is about the Barons of Winchelsea. King. Letter from the barons of Winchelsea to the king, requesting... dating from [? c. 1298] 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 8/219/10928
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1298]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Barons of Winchelsea.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Letter from the barons of Winchelsea to the king, requesting that, having lately granted control of the weights and measures to the justice, he should not now grant this to the bailiffs, who are now claiming it as part of their farm, as this would be to the detriment of the commons.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Winchelsea, [Sussex].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentatively on the guard to c. 1298, with reference to Edward I's visit to the town in that year.
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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/C9334487/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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