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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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Burgesses of Northampton. King. The burgesses request the restoration of the office...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/275/13708
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This record is about the Burgesses of Northampton. King. The burgesses request the restoration of the office... dating from [c. 1298] 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 8/275/13708
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1298]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Northampton.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request the restoration of the office of mayor and their charter of liberties, as these were taken into the king's hand by March, and they have paid 100 marks for their return.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.2) They should come to the Exchequer to the treasurer and he will tell them the king's will on this.
- Places mentioned
- Northampton, [Northamptonshire].
- People mentioned
- William de la March, late Treasurer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated c 1298 because the Kings Remembrancer Rolls record Robert fitzHenry and John Longville presenting the petition in that year (E 159/72)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also E 159/72
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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/C9517655/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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