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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
People of the land of Flanders. King. The people of Flanders state that for the better...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/273/13630
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This record is about the People of the land of Flanders. King. The people of Flanders state that for the better... dating from [1327-? c. 1340] 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 8/273/13630
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-? c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the land of Flanders.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Flanders state that for the better maintenance of the alliance between Edward I and Guy, Count of Flanders, and especially to avoid wars, homicides, robberies and other trespasses at sea, the masters and mariners of England, Bayonne and Flanders have agreed and ordained certain things contained in a roll attached to this petition.
- Nature of endorsement
- [Continuation of petition]
- Places mentioned
- Flanders
- Bayonne, [Gascony, France].
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England
- Richard [I], King of England
- Baldwin, Count of Flanders
- Philip [II Augustus], King of France
- St Louis [IX], King of France
- Guy, Count of Flanders
- Count of Forreyse (Foix)
- Count of Angouleme.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable from the hand and content to the early years of the reign of Edward III.
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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/C9517577/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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