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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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The men of Yarmouth. King and council The men of Yarmouth 1) The petitioners show...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/48/2380
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/48/2380
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The men of Yarmouth.
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- The men of Yarmouth
- Nature of request
- 1) The petitioners show that whilst going about their business of maritime commerce the men of the Cinque Ports have assaulted, wounded and robbed them around the coasts of England and Brittany, which has happened since their dispute was placed before a court for arbitration. To be delivered to the king.2) The petitioners were warned by merchants and other good men that the men of the Cinque Ports were plotting to destroy their ships without regard to the aforesaid arbitration and the king's peace. Since the petitioners indicted the malice of their enemies they cannot venture in commerce without assembling large fleets of ships and thus lose the profits on their goods. The petitioners ask that the king impose the peace between both parties previously declared by the arbitration.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram Rege.2) It is commanded by the king that both parties are in the next parliament and that meanwhile they all maintain his peace under forfeiture of their lives and all their goods. This applies to any other damage or trouble.
- Places mentioned
- Gernemue (Great Yarmouth), [Norfolk]
- Cinque Ports
- Brittany, [France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Firmly dated to 1316 by reference to CPR 1313-17, p.510.
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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 8925
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.510 (judgment and action arising from the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062592/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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