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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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Merchants of Amiens. King and council. Merchants of Amiens The merchants of Amiens...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/285/14241
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This record is about the Merchants of Amiens. King and council. Merchants of Amiens The merchants of Amiens... dating from [? c. 1300-? c. 1330] 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 8/285/14241
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1300-? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Amiens.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Merchants of Amiens
- Nature of request
- The merchants of Amiens state that they have various merchandises, such as woad, in King's Lynn, for which they have paid the due customs, but that the Mayor and community of King's Lynn are demanding toll from them, and have distrained them for this. They request a writ to the Mayor and community, telling them that they are quit of toll, and ordering them to release the distraints made on them.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have a writ to the Mayor and bailiffs not to demand toll from them, other than they ought to do and hitherto etc.
- Places mentioned
- Amiens, [Picardy, France]
- King's Lynn, [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and community of King's Lynn.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and language.
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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/C9682353/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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