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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
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 8/303/15118
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This record is about the Mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster. Chancellor. The mayor and constables... dating from [c. 1353] 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 8/303/15118
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1353]
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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 because Willoughby did not appear in court on the day assigned to him to answer to certain merchants concerning the debt which he owes them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Robert Wylughby (Willoughby).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1353 or later, since this is when the staple of Westminster was created (SR, vol. I, p. 332 and Rot. Parl, vol. II, p. 254).
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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/C9528865/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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