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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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Mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Newcastle upon Tyne. King. The people of Newcastle...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/223/11117
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This record is about the Mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Newcastle upon Tyne. King. The people of Newcastle... dating from [? 1378-? 1400] 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 8/223/11117
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1378-? 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Newcastle request the confirmation of their charters with clause licet, with regard to their great poverty and losses.
- Nature of endorsement
- They shall have the confirmation with clause licet as requested, for the reasons given within.
- Places mentioned
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- As noted by Fraser, confirmations of various charters were granted to Newcastle in 1378 and 1400, by Richard II and Henry IV respectively. A note on the guard suggests 1378, but either date is plausible from the handwriting.
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), p.133 (no. 109) (edition and summary of petition, with references)
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.244 (confirmation of charters) & p.394 (further confirmations)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334677/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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