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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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Burgesses of St Albans. King and council. The burgesses request remedy as they were...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E306
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This record is about the Burgesses of St Albans. King and council. The burgesses request remedy as they were... dating from [c. 1312] 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 8/318/E306
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1312]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of St Albans.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses request remedy as they were accustomed to come to parliament with other burgesses which is to the advantage of the king in the granting of tallages and other taxes, but the sheriff of Hertfordshire who is of the fee and robes of the abbot of St Albans has neglected to summons the burgesses to the damage of the king, and this because . . . wished to accroach to him the advantages of such grants.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- St Albans, [Hertfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Sheriff of Hertfordshire
- Abbot of St Albans.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1312 as the guard note states that no burgesses were returned to parliament between 1312-1315, though how this was established is unclear.
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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/C9529358/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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