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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of York. King. The citizens of York request that whereas the Friars Minors...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/277/13845
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/277/13845
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of York.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The citizens of York request that whereas the Friars Minors of York have raised a wall on one side of the Ouse to the damage of the citizens of North Street and Skeldergate on the other side of the river, that they be granted murage to build a quay on the opposite side of the water for the safety of the said streets and their citizens.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- York.2) Before the King's council.3) It should be taken to the treasurer.4) Done for a fine of 100s, provided that there be an ordinance that whatever results from such murage is faithfully built.5) For the citizens of York concerning murage.
- Places mentioned
- York
- River Ouse, [Yorkshire]
- North Street, York
- Skeldergate, York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1305, with reference to CPR 1301-7, p. 387, a mandate to raise a wall by the side of the Ouse in accordance with this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/10/489
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.387 (mandate to raise a wall by the side of the Ouse in accordance with this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517793/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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