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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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People of Yorkshire. King and Council. The people of Yorkshire request that good...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/310/15479
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This record is about the People of Yorkshire. King and Council. The people of Yorkshire request that good... dating from [1307-c. 1340] 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 8/310/15479
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307-c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Yorkshire.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The people of Yorkshire request that good men be appointed in each riding of the county to survey and assess the measures of bushels used within the county, as ordained in the time of the king's father.
- Nature of endorsement
- Sue by the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Yorkshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The handwriting would tend to date to the earlier part of the fourteenth century, while the references to the king's father would suggest a date early in the reign of either Edward II or Edward III.
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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/C9682489/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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