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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, commonalty and those passing through the city of London and other hospitable...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/329/E948
What’s it about?
This record is about the People, commonalty and those passing through the city of London and other hospitable... dating from [c. 1295-c. 1305] 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 8/329/E948
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1295-c. 1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People, commonalty and those passing through the city of London and other hospitable towns of England.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request remedy concerning those craftsmen who are enemies of the realm, complaining that many people of mysteries such as fishmongers, butchers, drapers, cordwainers, innkeepers and all other craftsmen and regraters have conspired amongst themselves to forestall and other conspiracies by which goods that ought to come to the cities and towns are disturbed and bought to the damage of the king and the people in their purchasing.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king cannot attend to ordain on such things at the moment.
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1295-c. 1305 on the basis of the hand, though it seems likely that it dates from around 1300 judging by the hand of the petitions that surround it.
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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/C9682943/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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