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Men of London. King. The men of London make a series of five requests.1) They complain...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/220/10975
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This record is about the Men of London. King. The men of London make a series of five requests.1) They complain... dating from [c. 1280] 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 8/220/10975
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1280]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of London.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The men of London make a series of five requests.1) They complain that a grant made by the king to Gascon merchants selling wine in the city of London is contrary to earlier ordinances granted by them to the king, and ask that the earlier form might be adhered to.2) They ask that the statute of Gloucester concerning foreign warrants vouched in pleas of land might be amended, as it is causing great harm and great delays to the demandant in such cases.3) They request remedy regarding cases brought by the Jews in the court of Husting over ownership of tenements in the city.4) They request remedy for the heirs of people who died before the last eyre and who are now amerced for the actions of their ancestors.5) They request remedy for those who were attached between the two eyres to appear at this eyre, and who are amerced because they did not come on the first day - something which has not been done before.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London
- Gascony, [France]
- Wales
- Court of Husting, [London]
- Tower of London, [London].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and sheriffs of London
- Coroners of London.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related writ see SC 8/220/10974
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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)
- The Source of Two Revisions of the Statute of Gloucester, 1278, G.O. Sayles, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXII, 1937), pp.473-4 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334534/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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