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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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Poor people of York. King and council. The poor people of York request payment of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/258/12857
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This record is about the Poor people of York. King and council. The poor people of York request payment of... dating from [c. 1329] 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 8/258/12857
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1329]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Poor people of York.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The poor people of York request payment of the debts still due to them for provisions and other things taken from them for the king's marriage, as for want of such payment some of them are completely ruined.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.He is to clarify how much the debt is worth, and how it is due and to what persons, and . . . they have of the debt.
- Places mentioned
- York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Possibly related to the period of Edward III's residence at York in the early part of his reign and dated here (like SC 8/46/2263) by reference to victuals taken from the people of York in connection with Edward III's marriage to Philippa of Hainault.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/46/2263
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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/C9440469/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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