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? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward I to the mayor and sheriffs of London, dated...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/220/10974

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward I to the mayor and sheriffs of London, dated... dating from [c. 1280] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/220/10974
Date
[c. 1280]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Writ of Edward I to the mayor and sheriffs of London, dated at Down Ampney on 20 March 1280, ordering them to relax certain restrictions they have made on the sale of wine and other merchandise by Gascon and other foreign merchants in the city of London.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
London
Gascony, [France]
Dunameneye (Down Ampney), [Gloucestershire].
People mentioned
Edward I, King of England
Mayor and sheriffs of London.
Note
Dated in the dating clause to 20 March 1280, although the format and handwriting suggests that it is probably a copy. However, if so, it was probably produced relatively soon after that date.
Related material

For the petition to which this writ relates see SC 8/220/10975

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/C9334533/

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