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Commonalty of Newcastle upon Tyne. King. The people of Newcastle request that the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/219/10937

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This record is about the Commonalty of Newcastle upon Tyne. King. The people of Newcastle request that the... dating from [1278] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/219/10937
Date
[1278]
Description
Petitioners
Commonalty of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The people of Newcastle request that the king not grant the spring called 'Crossewell' to the Carmelite friary, as it is an artificial well and needed by the people and craftsmen of the town, sailors and foreign merchants, who have hitherto had free access to the water.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
River Tyne.
People mentioned
Carmelite Friars of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Note
An inquisition ad quod damnum into this, suggesting that total enclosure would be to the detriment of the town but that the friary could safely take a third of the water, was held on 23 September 1278 (C 143/4/24).
Related material

For the resultant inquisition ad quod damnum see C 143/4/24

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.110-111 (no. 85) (full edition and summary translation of petition, with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334496/

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