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Tenants of Barnsbury. Council of the prince. The tenants of Barnsbury request that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/333/E998

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Reference
SC 8/333/E998
Date
[1375-1376]
Description
Petitioners
Tenants of Barnsbury.
Addressees
Council of the prince.
Nature of request
The tenants of Barnsbury request that it is ordained that they are able to have a protection that no purveyor of the king, nor officer take timber, oats, poultry or carriage from them, or else they will not be able to sustain themselves for their great poverty.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Iselden Berners (Barnsbury), [Middlesex]
London.
People mentioned
[Edward of Woodstock], Prince [of Wales].
Note
The petition is dated to 1375-1376 as it comes from an original file of petitions addressed to the Black Prince or his council dating to those years.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683121/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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