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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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Merchants of England. [Not specified]. The merchants of England request that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15432
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This record is about the Merchants of England. [Not specified]. The merchants of England request that the... dating from [1333] 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 8/309/15432
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of England.
- Addressees
- [Not specified].
- Nature of request
- The merchants of England request that the second article agreed between the Kings of France and England in 1303 (that the people and merchants of one realm could freely travel to and from the other) be kept in times to come. They also request a full repeal of all letters made to the contrary.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- For the people of the King of England.2) If such letters are to the prejudice of the subjects as the petitioners say, they should be ready to show this by commission or in other sufficient ways, and they request that similar letters and commissions be made by the King of France with all the amendments that can be ordained by his wise council to bring an agreement between the two parties.
- Places mentioned
- France
- Cahors, [Quercy, France]
- Chantecoq, [France]
- Paris, [France]
- Amiens, [Picardy, France].
- People mentioned
- [Philip IV], King of France
- [Edward I], King of England
- Gerard de la Causade, merchant of Cahors
- [Philip VI], King of France
- [Edward III], King of England
- Raymond Saket.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1333 since it refers to events of 30 May 1333.
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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/C9529029/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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