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Mayor and citizens of Winchester. King Edward. The mayor and citizens of Winchester...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/277/13841

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This record is about the Mayor and citizens of Winchester. King Edward. The mayor and citizens of Winchester... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/277/13841
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1330]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and citizens of Winchester.
Addressees
King Edward.
Nature of request
The mayor and citizens of Winchester state that they are ready to perform the King's command according to the tenor of his letters, and in response to his letter under the privy seal which they received on the Thursday before Candlemas they have sent the names of the ten chosen men with the bearer of the letter.
Nature of endorsement
It was returned [...] next after Purification.
Places mentioned
Winchester, [Hampshire].
Note
Dated by the handwriting to the period c. 1300-c. 1330.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517788/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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