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List of petitions for support for town defences.

The list is roughly ordered alphabetically.

Date of petition

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Place (Placename as in petition)

Wording

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{1313} Bayonne Nature of request: The proctors of Bayonne make two requests:
1) They state that they have asked for…
1305 or 1314-15 Beaumaris Petitioners: Burgesses of Beaumaris.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Beaumaris,…
{? c. 1305} Beaumont-du-Périgord Nature of request:
1) The consuls request restoration of several parishes that the lord of Bergerac…
{1410} Berwick-upon-Tweed Nature of request: The burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed make three petitions:
1) They request…
{? c. 1321-? c. 1327} Beverley Petitioners: Burgesses of Beverley.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Beverle (Beverley), {East…
{1321-1322} Beverley Petitioners: Burgesses of Beverley.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Beverley, {East…
{? 1342} Bonnegarde Petitioners: People of Bonnegarde.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Bonnegarde,…
{c. 1327-c. 1345} Bordeaux Nature of request: {Petition in 5 parts:}
1) They request confirmation of all liberties, customs and…
?1373 Bordeaux Petitioners: Mayor jurors and commonalty of Bordeaux.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Bordeaux,…
{c. 1332-1343} Bourg Nature of request: The mayor and jurats of Bourg state that when Oliver de Ingham was Seneschal of…
{1324} Bridgnorth Nature of request: The people of Bridgenorth request pontage.
{1302} Bridgnorth Nature of request: The burgesses request a grant of murage so that they can rebuild their walls.
{1435} Bristol Nature of request: The mayor and community of Bristol request licence according to the tenor of an…
12/5/1432 Calais (Caleys) XIIII. {Repairs to Calais.}
42. \Marches of Caleys./ Please unto the kyng oure soveraine lord, and…
20/10/1378 Canterbury (Canterbirs) Nature of request: The bailiffs and citizens of Kent make two requests:
1) That they may be able to…
{1314-1336} Carlisle Petitioners: People of Carlisle.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Carlisle,…
{1324} Carlisle Nature of request: The people of Carlisle make two requests:
1) They request the king's aid to…
{c. 1385} Carlisle Nature of request: The petitioners ask consideration for injuries and oppressions etc., and…
{c. 1385} Carlisle {c. 1376-c. 1386}
Nature of request: {A section of this petition is missing}
The petitioners state…
{c. 1376-c. 1386} Carlisle Petitioners: Poor commons, mayor and citizens of Carlisle.
Addressees: King and Council.
Places…
{? 1312} Carmarthen Nature of request: The burgesses of Carmarthen state that they have had murage for three years to…
{1327} {1324} Carmarthen (Kermerdyn) Nature of request: The petitioners ask for murage in Carmarthen, because of the imminent danger that…
{1315-1326} Carmarthen (Kermerdyn) Nature of request: The petitioners ask to have seven years of murage in Carmarthen in order to…
{1315} Carmarthen (Kermerdyn) Nature of request: The petitioners seek the extension of a commission to repair the walls of the…
{1280} Carmarthen Places mentioned: Carmarthen, {Carmarthenshire, Wales}; Lyndhurst, {Hampshire}; Wales.
Other people…
{1377} Chichester (Cicestre) Petitioners: Mayor and commonalty of the City of Chichester
Addressees: King and council
Places…
{c. 1422} Colchester Petitioners: Burgesses of Colchester.
Addressees: Lords of Parliament.
Places mentioned: Colchester,…
{c. 1322} Conwy Petitioners: Burgesses of Conway.
Addressees: King and Council.
Places mentioned: Conway,…
{? c. 1330} Crecy-en-Ponthieu Petitioners: Mayor, echevins and commonalty of Crecy in Ponthieu.
Addressees: King and council.…
{1332-1342} Creon Petitioners: Liege men of Creon.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Creon, {Guyenne,…
{1300-1325} Dover Petitioners: Mayor and barons of Dover.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Dover,…
9/4/1404 Drogheda in County Louth Petitioners: Mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of Drogheda.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned:…
{c. 1312} Dublin (Divelyn) A nostre seignur, le roy, prient le meir et la communalte de la cite de Divelyn qil voiele de sa…
{1308} Dublin Petitioners: Geoffrey de Morton.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Dublin, {Ireland}.
Nature of…
{c. 1275} Dublin Petitioners: Citizens and community of Dublin.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned:…
{1402} East Tilbury Nature of request: The people of East Tilbury request that a commission be issued to Gosholm and his…
12/3/1402 Galway Nature of request: The portreeve, bailiffs and commonalty request confirmation of the grant by…
{1312} Gloucester Nature of request: {Petition in 3 parts}.
1) The burgesses request confirmation of their charters of…
{? 1298-? 1302} Gloucester Petitioners: Burgesses of Gloucester.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Gloucester,…
{1332} Great Yarmouth (Jernemuth) Petitioners: Burgesses of Great Yarmouth.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Jernemuth (Great…
{1318-1319} {c. 1328} Hartlepool (Hertilpoll) Petitioners: Mayor and community of Hartlepool
Addressees: King
Places mentioned: Hertilpoll…
{1321} Hastingues Petitioners: Jurats and inhabitants of the bastide of Hastingues.
Addressees: King.
Places…
{1324} Hereford Nature of request: The men of Hereford request murage for three years to better enclose the town and…
{1326} Hereford Nature of request: {Petition in 3 parts, the first request appearing to be struck-through:}
1) The…
{? 1266} Kilkenny Petitioners: {Gilbert de Clare}, Earl of Gloucester.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Kilkenny,…
{c. 1337} King's Lynn Nature of request: The petitioners ask for a commission to the mayor and burgesses of Lynn granting…
?{1327} Kingston upon Hull The burgesses request that the king grant to them a licence to enclose their town, and to grant…
{? 1320} Libourne Petitioners: Mayor, Jurats and community of Libourne.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Libourne,…
{? c. 1290-? c. 1303} Libourne Nature of request: The burgesses make three requests.
1) They ask to be allowed to hold three fairs…
{1320} London Petitioners: Hamo de Chiggewell (Chigwell), Mayor of London; Citizens of London.
Addressees: King…
27/10/1290 London original petition: SC 8/272, no. 13557
La grace nosstre seignur le rey prie sa comune de sa citee de…
{1386} London Nature of request: The mayor and community of London request that whereas the walls and other…
{1327} Ludlow Nature of request: Roger de Mortemer of Wigmore makes requests:
1) He requests a fair at Ludlow, and…
{? 1294-? 1317} Ludlow Nature of request: The people request that they are granted murage for the term of 5 years so that…
{1378-1379} Melcombe Regis (Melcombe) Petitioners: Mayor and community of Melcombe.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: Melcombe (Melcombe…
{1410} Melcombe Regis Nature of request: The Mayor and people of Melcombe Regis request the suspension of the payment of…
{1426} Melcombe Regis Petitioners: Burgesses and tenants of Melcombe Regis.
Addressees: Commons.
Places mentioned:…
{1352} Miramont Nature of request: The consuls and community of Miramont in Agenais state that when they came into…
{c. 1302-c. 1305} Monségur (Mount Segur) Petitioners: Jurors and commonalty of the town of Monsegur.
Addressees: King and council.
Places…
{? 1348} Newcastle-upon-Tyne Nature of request: The commons request a grant of murage for 20 years to heighten and repair the…
{1402} Northumberland; Cumberland; Newcastle Upon Tyne Nature of request: The commons state that the counties of Northumberland, Cumberland and Newcastle…
{1305} Norwich 79. original petition: SC 8/275, no. 13746
A nostre seignur rey Dengleterre priunt ses citeyns de…
{1317} Norwich Nature of request: The citizens request a grant of murage for seven years to help them enclose the…
{c.1307-c. 1320} Norwich Nature of request: The citizens request that they are granted murage for {...} years to complete the…
12/11/1439 Plymouth (Plymmouth) \Pro hominibus de Plymmouthe./
32. Item, quedam alia peticio exhibita fuit eidem domino regi, in…
{1433} Poole Nature of request: The petitioners request that the various rights enjoyed by the port of Melcombe…
7/1/1291 Ross (Ross) Nature of request: The Brothers Preacher in Ireland make five requests:
1) They ask that they might…
{c. 1300-c. 1325} Roxburgh Petitioners: Burgesses of {Roxburgh}.
Addressees: King and Council.
Places mentioned: Roxburgh,…
{1331} Rue in Ponthieu Nature of request: The mayor, echevins and commonalty request that the king will grant to them the…
{1379}{1381} Rye 2 Ric. II. Plese a notre tres redoute seigneur le Roi et a son conseil d'avoir consideracion de la…
{1380} Rye Petitioners: Barons of Rye.
Addressees: King and council.
Nature of request: The barons of Rye state…
{1377} Rye Nature of request: The Mayor, jurats and community of Rye ask, in view of the destruction of their…
{c. 1377-c. 1380} Rye Petitioners: Mayor and community of Rye.
Addressees: King and council.
Places mentioned: Rye,…
{1324-1325} Scarborough Nature of request: The burgesses of Scarborough make three requests:
1) They state that they hold…
16/1/1380 Shrewsbury Nature of request: The burgesses request a grant of murage.
Endorsement: They should have murage for…
{1307} Shrewsbury 70. original petition: SC 8/168, no. 8394
{Au rei e a} son consail prient ses burgeis de Salesburis…
{1312} Shrewsbury Nature of request: The burgesses of Shrewsbury state that parts of the walls of their town have…
{1380} Southampton Nature of request: The people of Southampton state that their town has suffered greatly during the…
{1377-1378} Southampton Nature of request: The Mayor, burgesses and commons of Southampton make four requests:
1) They state…
{1377} Southampton Nature of request: The Mayor, burgesses and commons of Southampton state that the farm and other…
{1377-1413} St Emilion Nature of request: The mayor, jurats and burgesses of St Emilion make two requests.
1) They ask for…
{1305} Stafford Nature of request: Request for grant of murage for seven years.
Endorsement: Let it be done.
{1308} Trim Nature of request: Roger de Mortimer requests that he be granted a weekly market on Fridays at…
{1300-1325} Unknown Town {The petition is badly damaged}.
The petitioners request a grant of murage to repair their walls . .…
1/4/1305 Villefranche (Vilefranke; Vilefraunks; Villefranque; Vilefranque) SC 8/145/7213
Nature of request: The people of Villefranche-du-Queyran make three requests:
1) They…
{1305} Warwick 64. original petition: SC 8/276, no.13751
Gwy de Beauchamp, counte de Warwyk, prie a nostre seignor…
1375 Waterford March 30. 1375. Westminster. 49 Edward III
Commission to Stephen, bishop of Meath in Ireland, John…
? Waterford ?
{1305} York Nature of request: The citizens of York request that whereas the Friars Minors of York have raised a…
{1320} York Petitioners: Mayor and commonalty of York.
Addressees: King.
Places mentioned: York.
Other people…

Record created by Philip Davis. This record last updated on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
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