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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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Commonalty of the town of Northampton. King and council. The commonalty request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E570
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This record is about the Commonalty of the town of Northampton. King and council. The commonalty request that... dating from 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 8/323/E570
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1318
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commonalty of the town of Northampton.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The commonalty request that they be granted a seal of statute merchant as there is no seal closer than Lincoln or London.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing is to be done concerning this petition.
- Places mentioned
- Northampton, [Northamptonshire]
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- London.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also SC 8/310/15498 SC 1/35/198
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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/C9529622/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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