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Alice Norman, widow of Henry Norman of Kent. Norman Alice King and council. Norman...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/64/3180

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This record is about the Alice Norman, widow of Henry Norman of Kent. Norman Alice King and council. Norman... dating from [c. 1270-c. 1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/64/3180
Date
[c. 1270-c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
Alice Norman, widow of Henry Norman of Kent.
Name(s)
Norman, Alice
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Norman complains that Richard, bailiff of the king wrongfully and against the peace cut her corn and carried it away, and by his power she has not been able to sow her land and because she would not sell other land . . .
Nature of endorsement
Let this petition be ordered before those justices assigned to enquire of the acts of ministers.
Places mentioned
Kent.
People mentioned
Henry Norman of Kent, late husband of the petitioner
Richard [Peris], bailiff of the king.
Note
This petition has been speculatively dated to the period 1270-1300 because it appears to be written in a late thirteenth century hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6215
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106943/

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