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People of the commonalty of the county of Nottingham. King and council. The people...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E348

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This record is about the People of the commonalty of the county of Nottingham. King and council. The people... dating from [1318] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/318/E348
Date
[1318]
Description
Petitioners
People of the commonalty of the county of Nottingham.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The people request that it be commanded that the boundaries of Sherwood Forest granted in the time of the king's father, and granted at Lincoln at the request of the commonalty of England in the time of the present king are held as they are much aggrieved.
Nature of endorsement
He should wait.
Places mentioned
Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest.
Note
The petition is dated to 1318 as a note of it appears amongst a list of petitions presented in 1318 (E 175/1/22). this petition appears to be part of an original file dated to 1318-1319 (see the dating of SC 8/318/E340).
Related material

For a reference to this petition amongst a list of petitions presented in 1318, see no.22 in E 175/1

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529400/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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