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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Late burgesses of Roxburgh. King and council. The late burgesses of Roxburgh, who...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/280/13999
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This record is about the Late burgesses of Roxburgh. King and council. The late burgesses of Roxburgh, who... dating from [? 1314-? 1315] 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 8/280/13999
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1314-? 1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Late burgesses of Roxburgh.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The late burgesses of Roxburgh, who were surprised by the enemy and fled to Berwick, [Bamburgh] and Newcastle, request remedy because the bailiffs of these places prevent them baking or making merchandise for their sustenance, but treat them as strangers.
- Nature of endorsement
- The mayors and bailiffs of these towns are ordered to permit the burgesses of Roxburgh dwelling there to bake and brew and do other necessaries without hindrance, provided they do nothing against the assize, and to take nothing from them except what other burgesses pay.
- Places mentioned
- Roxburgh, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- [Bamburgh, Northumberland]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Royal letters 4694.
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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)
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- Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. II, 1272-1307, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1884), pp.245-6 (no.958) (translation of petition)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.326a (no.186) (Latin summary of petition on Parliament Roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517950/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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