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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Beaumaris. King and council. The burgesses of Beaumaris request:1) that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/280/13991
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/280/13991
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1304-1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Beaumaris.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Beaumaris request:1) that the bishop of Bangor dedicate the chapel which they have built in the town because the parish church is over two miles away;2) an inquisition and remedy concerning immuring the town for their safety, which will also increase trade. Hothom, Waleweyn and other men of the King's council who have been there can testify whether or not this would be to the benefit of the King and his people.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] It should be done in due form.[On dorse] 1) Petitions of the burgesses of Beaumaris.2) The justice of North Wales, the chamberlain and the constable of Beaumaris castle, having called before them the burgesses of Beaumaris, should be ordered to enquire at whose costs the town can be moated and enclosed and within what time, so that aid can be granted at the least expense, and to inform themselves on this and certify the King, and the King will do what is best in the matter.
- Places mentioned
- Beaumaris, Anglesey, [Wales]
- Bangor, [Caernarfonshire, Wales]
- North Wales.
- People mentioned
- Bishop of Bangor
- John de Hothom, justice
- John Waleweyn, justice.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by Rees to 1305 or 1314-15.
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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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.471-2 (full translation of petition with references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517942/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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