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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, echevins and commonalty of Crecy in Ponthieu. King and council. The Mayor,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/290/14466
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This record is about the Mayor, echevins and commonalty of Crecy in Ponthieu. King and council. The Mayor,... dating from [? 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 8/290/14466
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, echevins and commonalty of Crecy in Ponthieu.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Mayor, echevins and commonalty of Crecy in Ponthieu state that they are charged with many great debts, both to the king and to others, as well as with other expenses, which they cannot afford to pay. They asked Queen Isabella to grant them an assize on various goods, which she did, but since Ponthieu has been in the king's hand his Seneschal has discontinued this. They ask that it might be reinstated as before, at the king's pleasure.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have it for two years, provided that they conduct themselves well and peacefully towards their lord. And at the end of every year they are to render account to the Seneschal and Receiver of Ponthieu for what they have received.
- Places mentioned
- Crecy-en-Ponthieu, Ponthieu, [France].
- People mentioned
- Isabella [of France], Queen of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of Queen Isabella, this petition would seem to date from shortly after her fall in 1330.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an alternative version of this petition see SC 8/163/8117
For a transcript, see p.14 of PRO 31/7/153
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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/C9735628/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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