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Fisherman of Cromer and Blakeney in Norfolk. King and Council. The petitioners urgently...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/102/5100
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/102/5100
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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
- Fisherman of Cromer and Blakeney in Norfolk.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners urgently seek licence to pursue their trade of fishing for the common profit of the realm, for which they will make fine with the king for the duration of six months, because the season for their trade is almost past in consideration of the duration of their voyage to the coasts of Denmark and Norway, and if not then the season will pass and they will be ruined, as will the royal purveyors of fish etc. They state that along with other vills in the region their case was recently considered by the lords and commons of parliament, that the great labour of the fisheries are both profitable and necessary to the petitioners, lords, commons, and the whole realm, and that their vessels called doggers, along with the mariners and fishermen of the same, should not be delayed by the king's officers unless there is a royal passage etc. Now, notwithstanding this they have been delayed and held to their great cost and that of the realm. Their vessels are small for the greater part, as of portage of 10 or 12 tons, and some of 18 tons, and unsuitable for loading horses etc.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is agreed in parliament that the fishermen, for themselves and their vessels and mariners appurtenant to them should voyage as before time, except for their vessels suitable for loading horses and of the portage of 20 tons and more etc., to serve the king in this necessary voyage soon to be undertaken by the Bishop of Norwich and his host. Those men and vessels not proved sufficient of other vessels called doggers should go about their business of fishing without any delay, for the profit of the realm etc.
- Places mentioned
- Cromer, [Norfolk]
- Blakeney, [Norfolk]
- Denmark
- Norway.
- People mentioned
- [Henry Despenser], Bishop of Norwich.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Notes on the guard date this petition to 1383.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.44 of PRO 31/7/107
For another petition by the fishermen of Blakeney, see SC 8/267/13321
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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 2069
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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/C9149670/
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