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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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Mayor and barons of Dover. King and council. The mayor and barons request a grant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/319/E404
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This record is about the Mayor and barons of Dover. King and council. The mayor and barons request a grant... dating from [1300-1325] 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 8/319/E404
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1300-1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and barons of Dover.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and barons request a grant of murage to enclose their town with walls as they have been burnt by the enemy and the town will be lost as it has no means of defence. This is of great importance because the town is the key to the realm ['un clef du Roialme'].
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Dover, [Kent].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1300-1325 on the basis of the hand. The petition clearly refers to the burning of the town by the French in 1295, but the hand suggests a later date.
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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/C9529456/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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