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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 and commonalty of the city of Bordeaux. King. [Petition in 3 parts:]1)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/229/11402
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This record is about the Mayor, jurors and commonalty of the city of Bordeaux. King. [Petition in 3 parts:]1)... dating from [c. 1340-c. 1370] 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 8/229/11402
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1340-c. 1370]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, jurors and commonalty of the city of Bordeaux.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 3 parts:]1) The mayor, jurors and commonalty request that the king will warrant to them a certain retinue of men-at-arms and archers and their wages for the term of the war to prevent harm to the city and the other loyal subjects.2) They request that in times of war and necessity that all manner of people residing in the city regardless of their liberties and privileges contribute to the construction, repair and maintenance of the city.3) They request that no wine of the country be sold in the castle contrary to the liberties of the city the porters of the castle and other ministers have been so doing.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) It is ordained.2) This does not seem reasonable.3) The king wishes it.
- Places mentioned
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Aquitaine, [France]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1340-c. 1370 on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9334962/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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