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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Gentlemen of Bordeaux. King and council. The men of Bordeaux make two complaints:1)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/262/13070
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/262/13070
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1375]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gentlemen of Bordeaux.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The men of Bordeaux make two complaints:1) They state that John Colom who has recently been in England has obtained a letter patent from the King that no nobleman (gentil) should be a burgess or jurat of the city. They state that this is likely to lead to their ruin, and that they have done nothing to forfeit their franchise in this way, and ask that they might recover their franchise.2) They state that although there have never been fewer than twenty-four jurats in their city, John Colom has obtained by request that there should only be twelve. They ask the King to take advice, and to ordain as seems good to the council for his honour, as twelve can more easily form a hostile faction than twenty-four.
- Nature of endorsement
- [There is no] such ordinance as this petition claims.
- Places mentioned
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- John (Jean, Joan) Colom (Colomb).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1375 by Chaplais.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition without endorsement, see SC 8/205/10238
For a related petition, see SC 8/159/7934
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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)
- Essays in Medieval Diplomacy and Administration, P. Chaplais, (, 1981), pp.117-118 (full edition of petition)
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517014/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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