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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
Item
Bernard le Poleter of Carlisle, merchant. le Poleter Bernard King and council. merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/263/13134
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This record is about the Bernard le Poleter of Carlisle, merchant. le Poleter Bernard King and council. merchant... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/263/13134
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bernard le Poleter of Carlisle, merchant.
- Name(s)
- le Poleter, Bernard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant
- Nature of request
- Le Poleter requests that the King consider the great hardships which he has suffered in the King's service and in the defence of Carlisle from the Scots, and the poor estate of both Carlisle and Cumberland, and grant him letters of safe-conduct for himself and four of his men to go into Scotland and retrieve their cattle and other merchandises taken by the Scots and also to bring back other merchandises found there which will assist in the defence, such as arms and victuals.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram Rege.
- Places mentioned
- Carlisle, Cumberland
- Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- No firm context has been established for this petition, which is dated impressionistically, on the basis of the hand, to the first half of the fourteenth century.
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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/C9517080/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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