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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
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People of Northamptonshire. King. The people request a grant of pontage to repair...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13361
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This record is about the People of Northamptonshire. King. The people request a grant of pontage to repair... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325] 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 8/268/13361
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Northamptonshire.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people request a grant of pontage to repair the bridge at Billing as it is ruinous, and an inquisition has found that no-one is responsible for its repair.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council, if it pleases the king, that this is to be granted.2) Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Billing, [Northamptonshire]
- Northampton, [Northamptonshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1300-c. 1325 on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9517308/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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