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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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SC 8/219/10928
Date
[? c. 1298]
Description
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].
Note
Dated tentatively on the guard to c. 1298, with reference to Edward I's visit to the town in that year.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334487/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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