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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster. Chancellor. Certification by the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14848A
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This record is about the Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster. Chancellor. Certification by the... dating from 1361 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 8/297/14848A
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1361
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster.
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Certification by the Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster that Nicholas Chaucer has appeared before them, complaining about John Ferthyng in a plea of covenant, and that neither John nor his goods have been found in the staple, nor has he appeared when summoned. They request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- London
- Bletchingdon, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Nicholas Chaucer of London, merchant of the staple of Westminster
- John Ferthyng (Farthing) of Bletchingdon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated 14 October 35 Edward III (1361).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a similar petition, see SC 8/297/14848B
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518050/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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