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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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Mayor and commons of Bristol. King. The mayor and commons request that the Jews of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/275/13721
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This record is about the Mayor and commons of Bristol. King. The mayor and commons request that the Jews of... dating from [1272-1290] 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 8/275/13721
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1272-1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and commons of Bristol.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and commons request that the Jews of Bristol who are in the Tower of London by the king's command be removed to Bristol to receive judgment, the mayor and commons stating that as part of their liberties none of Bristol should be impleaded outside of the town, but many go to London by the king's summons for the Jews to their great damage.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Bristol
- London.
- People mentioned
- Jews of Bristol.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1272-1290 as the petition is clearly of Edward I's reign, but before the Jews were expelled from England in 1290.
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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/C9517668/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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