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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Bailiffs and commonalty of Scarborough. King and council. The bailiffs and commonalty...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/263/13142
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This record is about the Bailiffs and commonalty of Scarborough. King and council. The bailiffs and commonalty... dating from [c. 1335] 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 8/263/13142
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bailiffs and commonalty of Scarborough.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The bailiffs and commonalty of Scarborough request remedy regarding an allowance against the account of their town due to them in return for victuals taken from them by the king's grandfather for his expedition against Scotland. The king's grandfather ordered these allowances to be made, but the sums have not been allowed by the Exchequer.
- Nature of endorsement
- Send a writ containing the tenor of this petition to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer, that they view the writ mention in this petition and make allowance accordingly, and if there be reasonable cause by which they should not do this they should certify this to the king.
- Places mentioned
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Scotland
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Edward I, King of England
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1335, with reference to SC 8/263/13147 which is dated on the guard to c. 1335, with reference to CPR 1330-4, p.207, a 1331 oyer and terminer touching the accounts of the collectors of quayage at Scarborough.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition from the same petitioners see SC 8/263/13147
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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/C9517088/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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