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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of Hereford. King. [Petition in 3 parts, the first request appearing to...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/233/11618
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This record is about the Citizens of Hereford. King. [Petition in 3 parts, the first request appearing to... dating from [1326] 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 8/233/11618
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of Hereford.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 3 parts, the first request appearing to be struck-through:]1) The citizens request a grant of pavage to pave and repair the roads in the city.2) The citizens request a grant of stone from the forest of Haye for the repair of the walls and for paving.3) The citizens request the grant of 5 oaks from the forest of Hay for the repair of the 5 gates of the city.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) [None].2) Let it be done until All Saints.3) The king has granted this.
- Places mentioned
- Hereford, [Herefordshire]
- London
- Haye (Haywood) forest, [Herefordshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Bohun, keeper of the forest of Haye.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1326 as the third part of the petition was answered by an order to Joan de Bohun to supply the oaks for the repair of the gate on 20 April 1326 (CCR 1323-7, p.469).
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.469 (order to Joan de Bohun to deliver the oaks for the repair of the gates)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335177/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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