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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses and merchants of Newcastle upon Tyne. King. 1) The burgesses of Newcastle...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/276/13788
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This record is about the Burgesses and merchants of Newcastle upon Tyne. King. 1) The burgesses of Newcastle... dating from [? 1327-? 1329] 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 8/276/13788
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327-? 1329]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses and merchants of Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- 1) The burgesses of Newcastle request compensation for their standing grain destroyed by the King's army on his last passage to Scotland, or allowance against what they owe for victuals bought from the King.2) The merchants of Newcastle request leave to trade with wool, wool-fells, hides and other merchandise wherever they can buy victuals for the provision of the town.3) The burgesses of Newcastle request a writ to the treasurer of the Wardrobe to account with them on various matters.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Response to the first two petitions: Before the King.2) Response to the third petition: They should have a writ de computando.
- Places mentioned
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
- Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Fraser to? 1327-9.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.243-4 (no.216) (edition and translation with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517735/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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