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Commons. Council. The Commons request remedy because whereas the King granted that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/280/13956

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This record is about the Commons. Council. The Commons request remedy because whereas the King granted that... dating from [c. 1320-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/280/13956
Date
[c. 1320-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Commons.
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The Commons request remedy because whereas the King granted that the measure of a bushel should be the same throughout the realm, some men have come to some parts of England and with goods which are larger in width than the King's standard by half a man's foot, to the great damage of the people.
Nature of endorsement
The ordained statute should be upheld in this case, and anyone who complains will be heard by writ at the common law.
Note
Dated by the handwriting to the period c. 1320-c. 1350.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Royal letters 4608.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517904/

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