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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Citizens of Norwich. King. The citizens of Norwich request the re-payment of sums...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6419
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This record is about the Citizens of Norwich. King. The citizens of Norwich request the re-payment of sums... dating from [? c. 1377] 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 8/129/6419
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of Norwich.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The citizens of Norwich request the re-payment of sums borrowed from them by Edward III in 1369 for his wars and not yet re-paid.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- [Edward III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition refers to sums borrowed by the King's grandfather in his 43rd year. Clearly this refers to Edward III, and thus presumably the petition dates to the early years of the reign of Richard II.
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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 6049
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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/C9208598/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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