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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Merchants of London. King and council. The merchants of London complain about illegal...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/259/12922
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This record is about the Merchants of London. King and council. The merchants of London complain about illegal... dating from [? c. 1327] 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 8/259/12922
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of London.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants of London complain about illegal kiddles, stakes and piles, which catch fish that is too young, and therefore useless, to the great harm of the people, and also block the river Thames, so that ships cannot travel along it safely. They ask that these obstacles, which are contrary to the Great Charter and to the grants of the King's progenitors, might be removed, and that the Mayor might be instructed to deal with this, as he did in the past.
- Nature of endorsement
- Faithful people are to be appointed in Chancery in various counties where it is necessary to survey the kiddles, stakes and piles, and to inquire into this etc., as is the custom, and to remove all kiddles, and also stakes and piles which are harmful to those passing with ships along the Thames, and to punish the trespassers who afterwards offend in this way, and to do other things required by these things etc.
- Places mentioned
- London
- River Thames
- River Medway.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1327-30 p.150 is dated 8 May 1327, and may be in response to this petition. CPR 1327-30 p.240 is dated 25 February 1328.
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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, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.150 (commission to inquire into, and remove, illegal kiddles) & p.240 (writ of aid for the persons deputed to remove kiddles)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440535/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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