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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. King and council. The merchants request that the king ordain...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/317/E279
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This record is about the Merchants of England. King and council. The merchants request that the king ordain... dating from [c. 1318] 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 8/317/E279
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of England.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants request that the king ordain that they are able to have allowance of the prest taken from beyond the correct custom, namely two marks on each sack of wine, 300 pelts and on a last of leather between 17 September 11 [Edw. II] and Michaelmas 12 [Edw. II], and although the king has promised to restore this the collectors do not wish to do so.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram magno consilio.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1318 as the contents refer to the prest being levied in the period 17 September, 11 [Edw. II] to Michaelmas, 12 [Edw. II].
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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/C9529331/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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