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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Scarborough. King and council. The burgesses of Scarborough state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/259/12941
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This record is about the Burgesses of Scarborough. King and council. The burgesses of Scarborough state that... dating from [c. 1352- ? c. 1365] 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 8/259/12941
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1352- ? c. 1365]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Scarborough.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Scarborough state that their quay has been destroyed by a storm, to their great ruin, as they can no longer provide moorings for merchants, who enable them to pay their farm, or a refuge during storms. They are greatly impoverished by the two pestilences and cannot afford to rebuild it without aid. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King and council wish to advise themselves on this matter.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1350-4 p.228 is dated 10 February 1352, and would seem to be in response to this petition. However, SC 8/209/10414 shows that they are still appealing for financial help in rebuilding the quay in 1357, and the mention here of two pestilences might suggest a date in the early 1360s.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/190/9485
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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. IX, 1350-1354, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.228 (grant of quayage to the petitioners for twenty-two years)
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440554/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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