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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons of Lancashire. King. The commons request that the collectors of wool be commanded...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12225
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This record is about the Commons of Lancashire. King. The commons request that the collectors of wool be commanded... dating from [1342] 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 8/245/12225
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1342]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Lancashire.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The commons request that the collectors of wool be commanded by writ to take the wools that are now ready for collection in the county, as they have given 120 sacks of the 246 sacks at which they were assessed, but the collectors refused to receive the remaining wool and demanded money, and then refused the money, so that the commons have had to buy wool from other counties to their great ruin.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Lancashire.
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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 probably formerly enclosed, see no. 14684 in C 81/282
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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/C9439831/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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