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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons of Topcliffe. King. The commons of Topcliffe request the King's protection...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/255/12731
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This record is about the Commons of Topcliffe. King. The commons of Topcliffe request the King's protection... dating from [? 1405] 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 8/255/12731
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1405]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Topcliffe.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The commons of Topcliffe request the King's protection in salvation of their goods and chattels, and that they might have venison in the King's parks there, and a standard with the King's arms.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] This bill has been granted by the King and delivered to the Chancellor of England to put into execution.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Topcliffe, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1405-8 p.25 is dated 12 June 1405, and may well be in response to this petition.
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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 Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. III, 1405-1408, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.25 (protection for one year for the people of Topcliffe)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440338/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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