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Mayor and people of Berwick-upon-Tweed. King and council. The Mayor and people of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/239/11930
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/239/11930
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1353]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and people of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Mayor and people of Berwick-upon-Tweed state that the wools from within the King's lordship in Scotland which used to be shipped from Berwick are now, because of the embargo, being handed over to the King's Scottish enemies. They request writs to the Chancellor, Chamberlain and Sheriff of Berwick to inquire into how much wool is produced by this lordship, and that this amount might be allowed to pass overseas.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is to be answered that it is expected that the staple and the passage of wools will be open in England at Lammas, and then the passage will be open at Berwick. And in the meantime there is to be an inquiry into the things contained in this bill.
- Places mentioned
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Originally enclosed with no. 22176 in C 81/357, which is dated 16 June 27 Edward III (1353).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was originally enclosed see no.22176 in C 81/357
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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)
- Northern Petitions Illustrative of Life in Berwick, Cumbria and Durham in the Fourteenth Century, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CXCIV, 1981), pp.52-53 (no.26) (full edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335494/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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