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Burgesses and community of the town of Shrewsbury. King. The burgesses and community...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/315/E194

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This record is about the Burgesses and community of the town of Shrewsbury. King. The burgesses and community... dating from [1302] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/315/E194
Date
[1302]
Description
Petitioners
Burgesses and community of the town of Shrewsbury.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The burgesses and community request confirmation of their franchises granted and confirmed to them by the king's ancestors.
Nature of endorsement
They should go to the Exchequer and make a fine.
Places mentioned
Shrewsbury, [Shropshire].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), 1302, summer parliament, appendix, petitions belonging to this parliament and not otherwise recorded, no.2 (summary of this file)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529246/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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