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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/219/10937
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1278]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 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).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the resultant inquisition ad quod damnum see C 143/4/24
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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)
- 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334496/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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