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Barons of the port of Romney. King. The barons of the port of Romney complain of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3402
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This record is about the Barons of the port of Romney. King. The barons of the port of Romney complain of... dating from [c. 1316] 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 8/69/3402
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Barons of the port of Romney.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The barons of the port of Romney complain of trespasses and felonies committed against them by the people of Romney Marsh, within the bounds of their franchise, and request grace, aid and remedy:1) Certain people of Romney Marsh destroyed a sluice built in their own water-course and on their own land, to maintain their harbour.2) When the people of Romney Marsh had blocked their harbour, and they sent certain servants of theirs to stop them, they were robbed and beaten, until they barely escaped with their lives - all within the bounds of their franchise.3) Certain people of Romney Marsh came with force and arms to Romney and killed one John Austyn; and committed other murders, trespasses and felonies. They then fled outside the franchise, and these crimes are still unpunished.
- Nature of endorsement
- It was previously agreed by the council that experts in the law should be assigned to inquire, hear and determine [oyer and terminer] the contents of the petition: and thus it is to be done.
- Places mentioned
- Romenal (Romney), [Kent]
- Romney Marsh, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- People of Romney Marsh
- John Austyn.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1313-18 p.334 is dated 24 April 1316, and CPR 1313-17 p.503 is dated 17 June 1316. These might refer to this dispute: but it appears to be part of an ongoing feud.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A list of names of trespassers from Romney Marsh, apparently related to this petition, is SC 8/69/3403
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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 6927
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1318, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.334 (orders prohibiting the people of Romney and of the marsh from going armed, or doing anything in breach of the peace on account of their dissensions, with a promise to send a commission to inquire and do justice)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.503 (commission of oyer et terminer, on complaint of the men of Romney Marsh)
- Law and Order in Fourteenth-Century England: The Evidence of Special Commissions of Oyer and Terminer, R. W. Kaeuper, (Whiting & Co., London, 1979), p.748 (reference to petition in context of its response)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107173/
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