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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 the country of Pevensey. King. The people complain that the bailiffs of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/326/E778
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This record is about the People of the country of Pevensey. King. The people complain that the bailiffs of... dating from [c. 1290-c. 1300] 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 8/326/E778
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1290-c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the country of Pevensey.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people complain that the bailiffs of the town have closed the king's passage of Pevensey and have put a boat across the have when the tide is out, and will not suffer any man to pass except by the boat, and charge them for this, when they were accustomed to pass without a boat or making a charge when the tide was out. They request that the king command that this outrage be removed.
- Nature of endorsement
- They did not come.
- Places mentioned
- Pevensey, Sussex.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1290-c. 1300 on the basis of the hand. The guard note suggests c. 1290 on the basis of a patent roll reference, but this reference does not seem to directly relate to the petition, and its relevance, if any, is uncertain (CPR 1281-92, p. 404).
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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/C9682773/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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