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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prelates and other good people. King. The petitioners make three separate requests....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/220/10990
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This record is about the Prelates and other good people. King. The petitioners make three separate requests.... dating from [c. 1320-c. 1360] 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 8/220/10990
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320-c. 1360]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prelates and other good people.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners make three separate requests. In the first, they request remedy regarding the numerous 'outrages' committed against the people of the realm, both lay people and members of the church. Unfortunately the lower section of the document is damaged and incomplete, and the content of the remaining two petitions is unclear.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face after second request] Wednesday that the people were of the county.[on dorse] Petition of the prelates.[...] response is [...] the king [...].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the period c.1320-c.1360 solely on the basis of the handwriting. The responses are all very incomplete and unclear.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334549/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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