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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, sheriff and commonalty of Bristol. King. The Mayor, sheriff and commonalty...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/295/14748
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This record is about the Mayor, sheriff and commonalty of Bristol. King. The Mayor, sheriff and commonalty... dating from [? 1396] 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 8/295/14748
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1396]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, sheriff and commonalty of Bristol.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Mayor, sheriff and commonalty of Bristol request confirmation, with the clause 'licet', of all their liberties, privileges and franchises, granted to them and confirmed by the king. They also ask the king to grant, for himself and his heirs, that the Steward, Marshal, or Clerk of Merchet of the king's household will not use their offices in their town, or do anything there that pertains to their offices, or draw any burgess or resident of Bristol out of the liberty of the town by any plea concerning anything arising there.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Bristol.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- It is very likely that this petition dates to 1396 when the burgesses of Bristol received an inspeximus and confirmation with clause licet (CChR 1341-1417, p.353). The burgesses did receive another inspeximus and confirmation in 1401, but this specifically made mention of the charter issued in 1396, so it seems less likely (CChR 1341-1417::pp.414-15).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/225/11246
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.353 (inspeximus and confirmation with clause licet by Richard II)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9735914/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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