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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Men of Dunwich. King. The men request that certain justices be assigned to enquire,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/82/4092
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This record is about the Men of Dunwich. King. The men request that certain justices be assigned to enquire,... dating from [c. 1320] 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 8/82/4092
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Dunwich.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The men request that certain justices be assigned to enquire, hear and determine the nuisances that they suffer from new markets and fairs held around the town to the ruin of the farm and the impoverishment of the town. They petitioned in parliament but have been unable to obtain a resolution.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face]They should sue according to the common law.[On dorse]The response appears on the other side.
- Places mentioned
- Dunwich, [Suffolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition possibly dates to 1320 like most of the other petitions in this file. However a related petition on the same matter is somewhat later in 1325, so it is possible that the petition is closer to this date. For this reason a date of c. 1320 has been adopted.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition in part on the same matter see SC 8/8/380
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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 2870
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148632/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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