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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, sheriff and all the commonalty of the town of Bristol. King. The mayor, sheriffs...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/225/11246
What’s it about?
This record is about the Mayor, sheriff and all the commonalty of the town of Bristol. King. The mayor, sheriffs... dating from [1396] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/225/11246
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1396]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, sheriff and all the commonalty of the town of Bristol.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The mayor, sheriffs and commonalty request confirmation with clause licet of all their liberties. They further request a grant excluding the steward and marshal or clerk of merchet of the Household from exercising their office in the town, and that no burgess or resident answer such a plea outside of the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Bristol.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/295/14748
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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)
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.353 (inspeximus and confirmation with clause licet by Richard II)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334806/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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