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Commons of the vill of Radcot, and the countryside around. King. The commons and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11319

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Reference
SC 8/227/11319
Date
[1347]
Description
Petitioners
Commons of the vill of Radcot, and the countryside around.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The commons and the countryside around request a grant of pontage to repair the bridge of Radcot which is ruinous, and that Stevens and Woodcote be named collectors.
Nature of endorsement
The king has granted this for 5 years.
Places mentioned
Radcot, [Oxfordshire].
People mentioned
Robert Stevenes (Stevens)
Henry de Wodecote (Woodcote).
Note
The petition dates to 1347 as pontage was granted for 5 years on 8 April 1347 (C 81/318/18225; CPR 1345-8, p.283).
Related material

For the Chancery warrant in which this petition was apparently originally enclosed, see no.18225 in C 81/318

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VII, 1345-1348, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.283 (grant of pontage to named individuals)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334879/

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