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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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Citizens of Lincoln. King. [Petition in two parts:]1) The citizens request that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/321/E470
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This record is about the Citizens of Lincoln. King. [Petition in two parts:]1) The citizens request that the... dating from [c. 1320-c. 1345] 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 8/321/E470
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320-c. 1345]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of Lincoln.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [Petition in two parts:]1) The citizens request that the king will renew the acts of his progenitors granting them the liberties as those of London with words expressly mentioning the assay of weights and measures as they have not been allowed these because they are not expressly mentioned in the acts.2) Similar request for tronage, holding the farm for a certain sum.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1320-c. 1345 on the basis of the hand. There is a confirmation with significant additional grants, but these do not include those requested in the petition and seems unlikely to have any relevance (CChR 1327-41, p. 55).
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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/C9529522/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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