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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Burgesses of Dunwich. The petitioners request remedy against the oppressions of Edmund...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5342
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This record is about the Burgesses of Dunwich. The petitioners request remedy against the oppressions of Edmund... dating from [c. 1332] 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 8/107/5342
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Dunwich.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request remedy against the oppressions of Edmund Clavering who is attempting to deny them their rights in the manor of Blyborough.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Dunwich, [Suffolk]
- Blyborough, [Suffolk].
- People mentioned
- Edmund [Clavering].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is likely to date to after January 1332 as John de Clavering, brother of Edmund was dead by this time, and before this time both brothers were embroiled in the violent dispute with the people of Dunwich (CCR 1330-3, p.427).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/11/519
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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 2845
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.360-1 (order to Clavering and his brother to desist from their threats)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149912/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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