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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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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 of Westminster. Chancellor. The mayor and constables...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/306/15263
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This record is about the Mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster. Chancellor. The mayor and constables... dating from 1359 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 8/306/15263
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1359
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster.
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster request remedy against Baldesden, who was summoned to be in the staple court last Monday to answer to Andevere in a plea of debt, but did not appear. Given at the Staple of Westminster on 26 February 1359.
- Nature of endorsement
- Buckinghamshire, in the quindene of Easter.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Westcote (Westcott), [Buckinghamshire].
- People mentioned
- [William Edington, Bishop of Winchester], Chancellor
- John Baldesden of Westcott
- Nicholas Andevere, merchant of the staple of Westminster
- Edward III, King of England.
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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/C9518317/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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