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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Great Yarmouth. King. The burgesses of Yarmouth ask that a grant of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/54/2662
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This record is about the Burgesses of Great Yarmouth. King. The burgesses of Yarmouth ask that a grant of... dating from [1332] 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 8/54/2662
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Great Yarmouth.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Yarmouth ask that a grant of murage made to them by the king and his father to enclose their town with a stone wall, which is about to expire, might be renewed for five years, to complete the work.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is to be granted for three years as the petition asks.
- Places mentioned
- Jernemuth (Great Yarmouth), [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1330-4 p.333 is dated 19 September 1332, and would seem to be a response to this petition.CPR 1327-30 p.106, the previous grant, is dated 15 May 1327.
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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 8922
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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 Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.333 (grant of murage for Great Yarmouth for three years)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.106 (previous renewal of grant of murage for Great Yarmouth for five years)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062878/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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