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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of Canterbury. King. The citizens request that the chancellor, treasurer...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12175
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This record is about the Citizens of Canterbury. King. The citizens request that the chancellor, treasurer... dating from [1348] 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 8/244/12175
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1348]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The citizens request that the chancellor, treasurer and chief chamberlain jointly or one of them have jurisdiction to redress defaults of the city, and that the bailiff be given express powers to hold and determine pleas according to custom. They have a charter excluding the steward and marshal, but it has now been suggested that the steward come in place of the treasurer which is repugnant to them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1348 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 6 April 1348 [22 Edw. III] (C 81/329/19397).
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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 formerly enclosed, see no. 19397 in C 81/329
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.84-5 (charter of confirmation presumably granted previous to this request)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439780/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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