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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons in the present Parliament. King. The petitioners state that many peasants...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/102/5087
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This record is about the Commons in the present Parliament. King. The petitioners state that many peasants... dating from [1383] 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 8/102/5087
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons in the present Parliament.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that many peasants and neifs lately rose in conflict with their lords (intending to have their freedom) when good remedy was made in parliament, by which many peasants and neifs of the land in various counties have decided to cross the sea with the bishop of Norwich to be free of their lords. The petitioners seek an order such that the lords have the power to delay and obstruct their peasants and neifs from the voyage in accordance with the law of the land etc., notwithstanding the bull granted by the pope to the said bishop.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- People mentioned
- [Henry Despenser], Bishop of Norwich
- [Urban VI], pope.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.21 of PRO 31/7/108
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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 2052
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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/C9149657/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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