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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, jurors, burgesses and inhabitants of the town of Libourne. King. The Mayor,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11339
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This record is about the Mayor, jurors, burgesses and inhabitants of the town of Libourne. King. The Mayor,... dating from [1377] 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 8/227/11339
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, jurors, burgesses and inhabitants of the town of Libourne.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Mayor, jurors, burgesses and inhabitants request that the imposition made on them by the prince on wine charged on ships in their port be removed and grant that they are able to maintain their ancient liberties, customs and usages as they will be ruined otherwise.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]The king wishes that the imposition be removed until he is advised of his right to have the imposition.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Libourne, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- [Edward of Woodstock], Prince of Aquitaine.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the related entry in the Gascon Roll, see m.3 in C 61/90
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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/C9334899/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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