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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Asger, citizen of Norwich; Katherine Asger, wife of John Asger; John Asger,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/26/1254
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This record is about the John Asger, citizen of Norwich; Katherine Asger, wife of John Asger; John Asger,... dating from [1431] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/26/1254
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1431]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Asger, citizen of Norwich; Katherine Asger, wife of John Asger; John Asger, son of John Asger and Katherine his wife.
- Name(s)
- Asger; Asger; Asger, John; Katherine; John
- Addressees
- Commons in parliament
- Nature of request
- John, Katherine and John request that Katherine who was born in Flanders, John son of John and Katherine, who was born in Zeeland and their heirs be granted that they be denizens and be treated in all things as true and loyal lieges.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let several letters patent be made under the great seal in the form of the contents of the petition for a reasonable fine made to the king in Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk]
- Flanders, [Belgium]
- Sellande (Zeeland), [Netherlands]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be securely dated to 1431 as the letters of denization were issued to John son of John Asger and Katherine wife of John Asger on 12 January 1431 (CPR 1429-36, pp.112 and 116).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioners on the same matter see SC 8/26/1253
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 125
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. II, 1429-1436, (Public Record Office, 1907), pp.112, 116 (letters of denization for John son of John Asger, and for Katherine wife of John Asger)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.387a (no.9)(full transcription of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061428/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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