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Mayor and commonalty of Chester. King. The mayor and commonalty request that all...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/229/11426

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This record is about the Mayor and commonalty of Chester. King. The mayor and commonalty request that all... dating from [1403] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/229/11426
Date
[1403]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and commonalty of Chester.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The mayor and commonalty request that all manner of people of the city, except those excepted in the first pardon granted to the city, together with their lands, tenements, goods and chattels are able to pass under the fine paid by the city and the general pardon granted to the city without paying further fines or fees. Following their participation in the rebellion with Percy the king granted a commission to his son to receive those who wished to submit to his peace, and subsequently granted a general pardon to all except those specifically excepted. They have made a fine in 300 marks or are to provide victuals and shipping for the relief of Beaumaris Castle.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Chester, [Cheshire]
Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales].
People mentioned
Henry Percy, the son
[Henry of Monmouth, duke of Cornwall].
Note
The petition dates to 1403 as it is clearly in the aftermath of the Percy rebellion, and because the pardon was granted on 3 November 1403 (CPR 1401-5, p.330).
Related material

For a contemporary petition from the lieges of the county of Chester for a pardon, see SC 8/232/11557

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 528.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.380-381 (full calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.330 (grant of pardon for a fine)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334986/

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